Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Cuba

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Sentence: 1 Year's House Arrest

Date of Detainment: July/11/2021

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: House Arrest

Reason for Persecution: Religious Identity

Nature of Charges: Hate Speech Public Disorder

Jorge Naranjo

Extra Bio Info:

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.

In June 2024, sources reported that Naranjo had been released from prison on an unknown date.