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Jailed Dissident Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Wins $50,000 Award

The judges praised his "tireless fight for freedom of expression in Cuba and his stance against censorship and political authority."

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Tessa Solomon
Sep 6, 2022 1:50 pm

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Cuban Dissident Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Is Reportedly Being Held in an Isolation Cell

A leader of the San Isidro protest movement, he was sentenced to five years in prison in June.

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Tessa Solomon
Aug 17, 2022 2:46 pm

Diplomats from several countries wait outside the court building where a trial is going on for Cuban artists Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara and Maykel Castillo in Havana, Cuba, Monday May 30, 2022. The artists were arrested and imprisoned in connection with alleged public disorder at a community event they hosted in April 2021. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Cuban Dissident Artists Sentenced to Prison, Drawing International Condemnation

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Maykel Castillo Pérez were arrested in connection with peaceful anti-government protests.

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Tessa Solomon
Jun 27, 2022 1:57 pm

A protester holds a flag of Cuba during the demonstration. Protesters held a protest near the Embassy of Cuba, London regarding a hunger strike in Cuba, The Cuban regime has acted against artists across Cuba who are under regular police surveillance, house arrests and detention. Artist, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, contemporary Cuban artist and leader of the San Isidro Dissident Artist Movement started a hunger and thirst strike on Apr 25, 2021 against the repressive Cuban practices. (Photo by Loredana Sangiuliano / SOPA Imag/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

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Two Cuban Dissident Artists Will Stand Trial Next Week, Say Human Rights Groups

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty international said the Cuban government should "immediately and unconditionally" release the artists.

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Tessa Solomon
May 26, 2022 3:25 pm

Pre-Hispanic ruin site of Teotihuacan, Mexico, 2020.

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Raid Halts Teotihuacán Construction, Frank Lloyd Wright Home for Sale, and More: Morning Links from June 1, 2021

Here's what we're reading this morning.

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The Editors of ARTnews
Jun 1, 2021 9:51 am

New Tate Modern building by Swiss duo Herzog & de Meuron that was opened on 17 June 2016 is pictured in London, Britain, June 25, 2016. Photo/Stanislav Mundil (CTK via AP Images)

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Tate Will Cut 12 Percent of Workforce and More: Morning Links from December 3, 2020

Here's what we're reading this morning.

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Maximilíano Durón
Dec 3, 2020 9:37 am

Cuban Artist Arrested for Daring Flag Performance—and More Art News

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Cuban Artist Arrested, New NEH Grants, Detroit’s Growing Art Scene, and More: Morning Links for August 14, 2019

Here's what we're reading this morning.

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The Editors of ARTnews
Aug 14, 2019 9:00 am