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SAN ISIDRO MOVEMENT

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cuban political dissident group

The San Isidro Movement (Spanish: Movimiento San Isidro, abbreviated MSI) is a
group of Cuban artists, journalists and academics formed in 2018 to protest
against the government's increased censorship of artistic expression in
Cuba.[1][2] The group's members have staged protests, performances and
interventions that have resulted in arrests and retaliatory actions by the Cuban
government.


MEMBERS

[edit]

Notable members of MSI include rapper Denis Solís[1][3] and performance artist
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara.[4]


HISTORY

[edit]

The group formed in September 2018 as a reaction to Decree 349, a Cuban law that
sought to require that artistic activity had to be authorized in advance by the
Cuban culture ministry.[5] The group took its name from the San Isidro area of
Havana, where it was formed.[5][6] Since its founding in 2018, the San Isidro
Movement has held a variety of protests including those by performative artist
Otero Alcántara who performed a striptease to draw attention to the lack of
privacy when accessing the internet, created the Museum of Dissidence in Cuba,
as well as a protest to criticize the removal of a bust of communist martyr
Julio Antonio Mella to make room for a luxury hotel.[7]

The musician and member of the MSI, Maykel Castillo, has started hunger strikes
on several occasions in protest, which have also included periods of dry strike
(without drinking water). Other public figures in the arts and culture who
oppose Castroism have joined the hunger strike, including journalist Carlos
Manuel Álvarez, along with artist and political activist Luis Manuel Otero
Alcántara.[8]

In August 2019, the group called for Cubans to post pictures of themselves
wearing a Cuban flag on their shoulders, and to post them with the hashtag
"#LaBanderaEsDeTodos". This was in response to the arrest of Luis Manuel Otero
Alcántara, an MSI founding member, for making a similar performance.[9]

In November 2020, rapper Denis Solis live-streamed his arrest by police. He was
sentenced to eight months imprisonment charged for insulting police.[10] On
November 28 access to social networks throughout the island was interrupted for
several moments without explanation by the telecommunications company
Etecsa.[11] The San Isidro Movement protested Solís' arrest by locking
themselves inside a house in San Isidro.[1][12][13] After ten days of protest,
Cuban police forcibly entered the house, detained and then released the
protesters.[12] The police stated that the raid was carried out for reasons
related to COVID-19.[14] A protest outside the Cuban Culture Ministry in Havana
the next day attracted hundreds, including Tania Bruguera, Jorge Perugorría and
Fernando Pérez, and culminated in a meeting between the deputy culture minister,
Fernando Rojas, with members of the group, in order to reach agreements and
dialogues regarding freedom of expression and other issues related to democracy
and human rights in the island.[15][10] Rojas promised improved freedom for
artists; these promises were later criticized by Cuban leader Miguel
Díaz-Canel.[11]

In 2020 the rap song Patria y Vida (English: Fatherland and Life) by Descemer
Bueno, Gente De Zona, Maykel Osorbo, El Funky and Yotuel included lyrics that
paid tribute to the San Isidro Movement.[16][17] The video of the song, often
distributed by flash drive in Cuba, includes appearances by members of
MSI.[18][19]

In April 2021, residents of Havana's San Isidro neighborhood prevented the
arrest of rapper Maykel Osorbo amid anti-government slogans and chanting the
song Patria y Vida, in whose video Osorbo himself participates.[20]


REACTIONS

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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) rejected the raid on the
movement's headquarters, describing the procedure and the subsequent arrests as
"arbitrary". It also urged the Cuban State to comply with its commitments and
obligations in relation to the granting of essential guarantees, the fulfillment
of human rights and due process in judicial matters.[21]

Belgian socialist MP Marie Arena, the chair of the European Parliament's
Subcommittee on Human Rights has voiced support for the group,[22] as did US
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who tweeted that the United States "urged the
Cuban regime to cease harassment of San Isidro Movement protesters and to
release musician Denis Solís, who was unjustly sentenced to eight months in
prison. Freedom of expression is a human right. The United States stands with
Cuba's people."[23] In February, 2021, United States Senators Bob Menendez,
Marco Rubio, Dick Durbin and Ben Cardin introduced a bipartisan resolution
recognizing the San Isidro Movement to the US Senate.[24]

The same month, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights granted
"precautionary measures of protection" for 20 members of the San Isidro
Movement, calling them "Human rights defenders ... in a serious and urgent
situation of risk of irreparable harm to their rights in Cuba".[25]

On Twitter, Cuba's president and Communist Party first secretary Miguel
Díaz-Canel called MSI an "imperial show to destroy our identity and subjugate us
again".[5] Cuban state media has described the San Isidro movement as "US
mercenaries".[26][27]


SEE ALSO

[edit]
 * 2021 Cuban protests


REFERENCES

[edit]
 1.  ^ Jump up to: a b c "Explained: What is the San Isidro Movement, posing a
     stiff challenge to Cuba's authoritarian regime?". The Indian Express. 18
     December 2020.
 2.  ^ Poole, Lisette. "A New Revolution is Forming in Cuba. This Time the
     Weapon is Art". www.vice.com.
 3.  ^ Augustin, Ed (6 December 2020). "Havana's artists find their voice in a
     call to defend creative freedom". The Guardian.
 4.  ^ Viveros-Fauné, Christian. "Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara
     released, but then placed under house arrest as protests in Havana
     continue". www.theartnewspaper.com.
 5.  ^ Jump up to: a b c "The Movimiento San Isidro challenges Cuba's regime".
     The Economist. 3 December 2020.
 6.  ^ Sánchez-Calderón, George. "The San Isidro artists in Cuba will carry
     their fearlessness into 2021 (Opinion)". miamiherald.com.
 7.  ^ Muñoz, Rosa (26 November 2020). "Movimiento San Isidro: ¿por qué hacer
     huelga de hambre en La Habana?". DW.COM. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
 8.  ^ "Cuba: la detención del rapero Denis Solís y la huelga de hambre
     opositora". Elespectador.com. 24 November 2020.
 9.  ^ "Cuban Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Arrested over Performance with
     Cuban Flag". www.artforum.com.
 10. ^ Jump up to: a b Augustin, Ed; Kitroeff, Natalie; Robles, Frances (9
     December 2020). "'On Social Media, There Are Thousands': In Cuba, Internet
     Fuels Rare Protests". The New York Times.
 11. ^ Jump up to: a b Boucher, Brian (1 December 2020). "Havana Officials
     Reached a Historic Accord With Protesters Over Artistic Freedom. Then
     Cuba's President Denounced the Deal". Artnet News.
 12. ^ Jump up to: a b Valdés González, Yariel (10 December 2020). "The queers
     of San Isidro". Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights.
 13. ^ "Rights groups denounce Cuba harassment of activist group". Reuters. 22
     November 2020.
 14. ^ "Cuban police raid HQ of dissident San Isidro Movement". BBC News. 27
     November 2020.
 15. ^ "Acuerdos logrados por los manifestantes frente al Ministerio de
     Cultura". Periodicocubano.com. 28 November 2020.
 16. ^ Pineda, Leticia. "Playing with Castro slogan, rap hit angers leaders of
     Cuba". The Jakarta Post.
 17. ^ Cobo, Leila. "Death or Life: Here's Why This Song Is Pissing Off the
     Cuban Government". Billboard.
 18. ^ Fusco, Coco (23 February 2021). "Cuban Musicians and Artists Collaborate
     on Viral, Political Music Video". Hyperallergic.
 19. ^ Gámez Torres, Nora. "A song asks Cubans to drop Castro's chant 'Homeland
     or Death.' The government is on edge". miamiherald.com.
 20. ^ ""Lo que está pasando en Cuba ahora es la muestra de que este pueblo se
     cansó, que ya no aguanta más": Maykel Osorbo". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish).
     2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
 21. ^ Departamento de Prensa de la CIDH (28 November 2020). "La CIDH rechaza el
     operativo arbitrario contra del movimiento San Isidro en Cuba y reitera sus
     obligaciones internacionales en derechos humanos". Oas.org.
 22. ^ "Cuba: Maria Arena concerned by the situation facing the San Isidro
     movement | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 26 November
     2020.
 23. ^ Pompeo, Mike. "Secretary Pompeo". Twitter.
 24. ^ Thompson, Nigel (9 February 2021). "Resolution supporting Cuba's San
     Isidro Movement introduced in the Senate". AL DÍA News.
 25. ^ "The IACHR grants precautionary measures in favor of 20 identified
     members of the San Isidro Movement (MSI) regarding Cuba". www.oas.org.
 26. ^ Augustin, Ed (6 December 2020). "Havana's artists find their voice in a
     call to defend creative freedom". the Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
 27. ^ "Cuba shuts down dialogue, blames US for protesting artists who demand
     more freedoms". www.msn.com.

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