Cuba Archive - Case 11339

Case ID:11339

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First name:Juan Carlos

Last name:Linares

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Gender:Male

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Civil Status:Unknown

Date of death/disappearance:Day:1 / Month:1 / Year:2021

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Location of death - city:Guanabo

Location of death province - at TOD:La Habana

Location of death province - current:La Habana

Location of death - country:Cuba

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Death attributed to:Castro regime

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Case description:

Linares, an independent journalist and prominent human rights activist died in Guanabo, Havana province, from a reported suicide. He was a member of the Association for Press Freedom and Red de Cultura Inclusiva (Inclusive Culture Network).  In his more than two decades as an independent reporter, Linares addressed administrative corruption, police violence, and harassment against self-employed workers as well as social issues concerning vulnerable people. As a result of these issues and the critical approaches of his work, he endured harassment and repression from state authorities, including a detention in 2017 for several days for an alleged crime of "contempt of a public official." According to a fellow independent journalist, government persecution had greatly affected his family, leading to his despair. He left a wife and 11-year-old son. 
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Linares, un periodista independiente y destacado activista por los derechos humanos en Cuba, murió en Guanabo, provincia de La Habana, aparentemente de un suicidio. Fue miembro de la Asociación por la Libertad de Prensa y de la Red de Cultura Inclusiva. En sus más de dos décadas como reportero independiente, Linares abordó temas relacionados con la corrupción administrativa, la violencia policial y el acoso contra los trabajadores autónomos; y también dirigió su atención a temas sociales relacionados con personas vulnerables. A raíz de los temas y enfoques críticos de su trabajo, fue arrestado en muchas ocasiones, incluyenda una detención en 2017 por un presunto delito de "desacato a un funcionario público". Según un colega, la persecución del gobierno había afectado a su familia y arruinado su matrimonio, llevándolo a una estado depresivo. Dejó esposa y un hijo de 11 años.

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Violation Status:Confirmed with primary source(s)

Cause of Death: - Suicide/Alleged Suicide

Occupations: - Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

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Victim Type: - Political opponent or dissident: no known membership in a group

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Case Record - Juan Carlos Linares