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Prisoners Defenders
Spain-based NGO tracking Cuban political prisoners; H1 2026 count tracking past 1,300.
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#14 12 Aug
Published a July census recording 1,327 political prisoners
Cuba Dispatch: Political prisoner count climbs to 1,327#12 19 Jul
#11 8 Jul
Published its 9 July political-prisoner census
Cuba Dispatch: Prisoners Defenders logs 40 jailed Cuban minors#10 7 Jul
Mentioned in: OCDH logs 1,949 acts of repression
Cuba Dispatch#9 30 Jun
Published its H1 2026 political-prisoner census
Cuba Dispatch: Cuba's prisoner count nears a record#8 14 Jun
Logged 1,281 political prisoners in Cuba, one of whom died in custody
Cuba Dispatch: OCDH logs 332 repressive acts in Cuba in May#7 11 Jun
Published the May 2026 census recording 1,281 political prisoners and one death in custody
Cuba Dispatch: Ernesto Brieva Sempe dies in Cuban custody#6 4 Jun
#6 3 Jun
Mentioned in: First Havana protests of the crisis
Cuba Dispatch#5 14 May
Mentioned in: Osorbo rejects exile or jail to 2030
Cuba Dispatch#5 14 May
Logged 1,260 political prisoners in Cuba in April 2026 census
Cuba Dispatch: Political prisoner count hits new record#3 30 Apr
Recorded 1,250 political prisoners at end-March 2026, highest in organisation's history
Cuba Dispatch: OCDH logs 366 April actions; PD count hits 1,250#2 24 Apr
#2 16 Apr
Maintained political-prisoner roster at 1,214 as of late February
Cuba Dispatch: Amnesty: zero prisoners of conscience freed#1 7 Apr
Counted 1,214 political prisoners in Cuba in March 2026 with 28 new cases in February
Cuba Dispatch: Monitors: Cuba amnesty excludes political cases#1 7 Apr
