Cuban performance artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, founding member of the artist collective Movimiento San Isidro, was released on May 31, 2021 after nearly a month of detention in Hospital Calixto García in Havana, Cuba. On April 25, the day after he was detained, Luis Manuel initiated a hunger strike. ARC and other organizations published an open letter calling on the Cuban government to release Luis Manuel, and ARC continues to work to protect artistic freedom in Cuba. Read our open letter >>
