Independent creators from El Cuartico detained in Holguín; Miami project names local officers

Two members of the independent audiovisual project El Cuartico were arrested in Holguín in the early hours of Feb. 6, 2026, and remain in custody, Radio Martí reported Feb. 13. Reporters named the detained creators as Ernesto Ricardo Medina and Camil Sayas Pérez; authorities seized digital equipment from their homes, the report said.

According to the broadcast, a prosecutor in Holguín, identified in the report as Yamisel Hernández, issued a provisional detention order for both creators on Feb. 12, 2026. The fiscalía alleges the digital content produced by El Cuartico "seeks to change the constitutional order and defames institutions of the country," accusations that, as stated in the report, could carry sentences of up to 10 years in prison.

The Miami-based project RepresoresCubanos.com published dossiers that the broadcast said name three officials allegedly involved in the detentions, including a captain identified as Roiner Herrera and an officer identified in the report as a Teniente Coronel Parra. Rolando Cartalla, described in the report as an investigator for RepresoresCubanos.com, told Radio Martí the project will continue publishing the files of officials it considers responsible for rights abuses and said it will distribute printed materials near officials' workplaces to expose alleged abuses.

The broadcast carried a statement attributed to RepresoresCubanos.com that, in translation, urged state security agents to "desist before it is too late" and reminded them that obedience is not a defense in crimes against human rights. The program also noted the site cited other alleged cases of harassment in Havana and Santiago de Cuba.

Radio Martí identified the legal basis for police action only as the prosecution's charges; the report did not include a quoted response from the named officers or from the Holguín provincial police. The program said the two creators "will remain in prison and under investigation," and that the prosecution will pursue charges of propaganda against the constitutional order and instigation to commit crimes.

Next steps and context: the broadcast did not report a court date or final sentencing; it said the matter remains under investigation. Radio Martí said RepresoresCubanos.com is based in Miami and listed other instances of alleged harassment in its dossier.