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Members of the Cuban-American community attend to a vigil held for the Cuban artist and dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara and for other Cubans imprisoned in Cuban prisons after the 11 July protests, in front of the Freedom Tower in Miami, Florida, USA, 25 January 2022. Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, who is doing a thirst and hunger strike, is a Cuban performance artist and dissident, known for his public performances that openly criticize the Cuban government and its policies.
Vigil in Miami for people imprisoned in Cuba, USA - 25 Jan 2022

Families of Cuban prisoners hopeful as US, Pope push for their release

Cuban boxer Namibia Flores prepares to train at a gym in Havana, on June 15, 2015. The 39-year-old boxer is in a unique race against time to achieve an athletic dream in a country where female boxing is not recognized. AFP PHOTO/ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP via Getty Images)

Cuban women boxers say they have had to endure sexist jabs. Now they're punching back

Cuban boxers fight during the first official women's boxing program in Cuba at the Giraldo Cordova boxing school in Havana, on December 17, 2022. - With a strong right jab to the face of his opponent, Elianni García Polledo (50kg), decided this Saturday the first official women's boxing match in Cuba, a day awaited for decades by the women of the island. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) (Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)