Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Cuba
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 1 Year's House Arrest
Date of Detainment: July/11/2021
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: House Arrest
Reason for Persecution: Religious Identity
Nature of Charges: Hate Speech Public Disorder
Jorge Naranjo was under house arrest for his religious identity.
On July 11, 2021, authorities arrested Naranjo, a member and the administrator of the Los Pinos Nuevos First Evangelical Church of Las Tunas, in Las Tunas following his peaceful participation in protests on that same day.
On July 19, 2021, it was reported that authorities had charged Naranjo with "inciting hatred" and "public disorder."
On July 26, 2021, Naranjo was released from prison pending trial.
On an unspecified date, Naranjo was reportedly sentenced to a year of house arrest.
Naranjo's sentence should have ended in 2022.