Cuba: Remembering founder of Ladies in White movement
The ashes of Laura Pollan, the talismanic leader of Cuba's Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White) human rights movement, were recently laid to rest under a pine...
The ashes of Laura Pollan, the talismanic leader of Cuba's Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White) human rights movement, were recently laid to rest under a pine...
The Cuban authorities must end their intimidation of a group of women campaigning for the release of political prisoners,...
The Cuban government continues to repress dissent and discourage public criticism. While in recent years it has relied less on long-term prison sentences to...
For Berta Soler, a founding member and elected leader of Damas de Blanco, says they fight for freedom for political prisoners,...
Las Damas de Blanco (The Ladies in White) is a peaceful civic movement of wives and female relatives advocating for the release of jailed political protestors...
Washington. In response to the arrest of human rights activists in Cuba, Freedom House issued the following statement:.
The 'Damas de Blanco,' a group of Cuban women seeking the release of political prisoners, held a protest in front of Raúl Castro's office...
The Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White) is a civil society organization founded by the mothers, spouses and daughters of dissidents who were imprisoned by Cuban...
The Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White), also known as the Damas, stage weekly peaceful protest marches to demand democracy and the release of political...
On 2 September 2025, Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski presented the Lech Wałęsa Solidarity Prize in Miami. This year's prize went to...
Women-led Cuban opposition group formed by relatives of jailed dissidents; notable for peaceful marches and campaigning for human rights and political prisoners.