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Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara
Coverage of Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara in the Nexus archive.
- Cuban dissident artist Otero Alcantara lands in US exile
Prominent Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara arrived in the United States after serving a five-year prison sentence for insulting national symbols, contempt, and disturbing public order, following his 2022 sentencing. Washington urged Havana to release over 700 political prisoners, including Otero Alcantara, who was designated a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.
- Cuban dissident artist arrives in US after 5 years in prison
Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, a Cuban artist and dissident, has arrived in the US after spending five years in prison following his detention in July 2021 while attempting to join mass protests in Cuba.