Statement July 18, 2026 Cuba: Freedom House Welcomes Release of Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, Calls for Release of Other Political Prisoners Otero Alcántara was arbitrarily detained in 2021 and unfairly sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment for his activism and art. WASHINGTON—Cuban authorities have released political prisoner Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara. Otero Alcántara is an award-winning artist and...