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Cuban dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara goes into exile in US

Cuban dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, leader of the San Isidro Movement, arrived in Miami on Thursday after serving five years in a maximum-security prison in Havana. The 38-year-old artist was arrested during Cuba's 2021 anti-government protests and released under a US parole agreement. His exile marks an escalation in tensions between Washington and Havana amid increased US sanctions.

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Published 19 Jul 2026, 07:47 UTC · Updated 19 Jul 2026, 08:00 UTC

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