Cuba enacted a new penal code this week that activists and human rights organizations warned Friday could further limit free expression and snuff out protests at a time of deepening discontent on the island.
The code, a modified version of the country’s 1987 regulations approved by the Cuban government in May, will ripple to journalists, human rights activists, protesters, social media users and opposition figures.
The changes come amid deepening discontent in Cuba produced by compounding crises and as the government continues to dole out harsh sentences to participants – including minors – in the island’s historic 2021 protests.
Human rights groups criticize Cuba’s new criminal code
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