Sentences: 2 years
288/96 6 months and 5 years of exile in Oriente
27/97 18 months
688/2000 6 years

Prison: Granadillo, Guantánamo, Oriente

Review: Between arrests, Rodríguez Lobaina has been the subject of countless acts of repression by the government for his constant and active peaceful position against the Cuban regime.

After beginning his protests in Oriente, Rodríguez Lobaina relocates to the Cuban capital city of Havana and continues to denounce the government. The authorities sentenced him to exile in his home province.

Rodríguez Lobaina has been the subject of:
· Exiled to his home province of Oriente
· confiscation of his published works
· accused of promoting the enemy’s propaganda
· characterized as a danger to society
· accused of disrespect and resistance against the government
· several government staged kidnaps, in which he has been taken without cause and left abandoned far from his home without any resources to return to it
· placed in front of a firing squad and threatened to renounce and cease his civil disobedience activities against the authorities

In March 2002 Rodríguez Lobaina was arrested and charged with contempt and “disrespecting the figure of the commander-in-chief”.
He was sentenced to 6 years in prison.

During his imprisonment, Rodríguez Lobaina has been hit by prison guards and common prisoners who act with institutional consent.
Néstor Rodríguez Lobaina has gone on hunger strikes several times with the hope the Cuban government would recognize his human and civil rights.

* Review authored by ‘Proyecto del Preso Político’ using diverse sources.