Cuban academic Alina Barbara López Hernández freed after nearly 12 hours of arbitrary arrest

The Cuban government released the Cuban Education Act this Thursday evening Alina Barbara Lopez HernandezHe was arbitrarily detained while traveling from Madanzas to Havana this morning.

Cuban activist Yamilka Lafita, known in social networks as Laura Grafs, reported on her Facebook profile that “Alina Barbara López Hernández is now free; but without internet (access)”.

A few hours ago, State Security released the images Arrest of Cuban intellectual in Matanzas, in an attempt to discredit her.

In the profile Facebook “Atenea Matancera”, a video linked to the Ministry of Interior (MININT) appeared, where López Hernández is seen inside a police patrol knocking on the door as a sign of protest.

The publication threatens to sue the author for “a number of crimes such as resistance, disobedience and damage”.

López was accused of “manipulating the media to position himself as a political figure in Cuba” through “personal advertising and strategies to control stories in the media to increase his visibility and build public support” to discredit him. “.

Many activists have responded to this message by the ruling party in Cuba, who have rejected state security manipulation and methods of torture.

Lafida condemned the video leak and the “desperate manipulation attempt with false and fraudulent talk that no one believes”.

“What's most obvious is the low-and-dirty methods (a man's voice is heard, and of course a hero in blue threatens her) that these characters can use. To disqualify teacher Alina Barbara Lopez Hernandez“A woman who breathes civility and dignity, her right to continue on her way to Havana was violated,” the activist said.

He noted that police did not allow López Hernández's lawyer access to the La Playa station in Matanzas.

However, they detained her for almost 12 hours without any reason.

“This is nothing more than the unpunished violations committed by SE in the service of the regime. Without dictatorships, they kidnap, psychologically torture, threaten and violate the rights of citizens who dare to raise their voices in pursuit of an independent Cuba. “, Lafita emphasized.

The Madanzas-based academic, who was brought to trial for “non-cooperation” in November last year, went to the city's central park with a sign in April 2023 to demand the writer's release. Journalist Jorge Fernandez era.

After a trial, López Hernández was found guilty and allowed to pay a fine by the Matanzas Municipal Court.