Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara cleared to travel to US
Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara has been granted permission to travel to the United States following the completion of his five-year prison sentence. His release and exile follow international pressure and concerns regarding his whereabouts after his detention for participating in 2021 protests.
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, designated a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, was sentenced to five years in prison for insulting national symbols, contempt and disturbing the public order. Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, designated a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, was sentenced to five years in prison for insulting national symbols, contempt and disturbing the public order. Cuba Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara cleared to travel to US Whereabouts of artist imprisoned after 2021 protests had been unknown following end of his prison term in July
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