Independent bloggers The
Foreign Policy magazine named
Yoani Sánchez one of the
10 Most Influential Intellectuals of Latin America, the only woman on the list. •
Félix Navarro Rodríguez, one of the prisoners of the
Black Spring, arrested multiple times. •
Oswaldo Payá, considered dissident leader until his death in 2012, former chairman of the
Christian Liberation Movement. •
Rosa Maria Payá, daughter of Oswaldo Payá, chairman of the
Christian Liberation Movement. •
José Daniel Ferrer, considered dissident leader since 2012, chairman of the
Patriotic Union of Cuba. •
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, known performance artist and dissident •
Canek Sánchez Guevara, grandson of
Che Guevara. •
Jorge Mas Canosa (1939–1997), founder of the
Cuban American National Foundation •
Jesús Permuy, human rights activist, founder of the Human Rights Center of Miami •
Gorki Águila, musician •
Guillermo Fariñas •
Orlando Zapata Tamayo, activist •
Pedro Luis Boitel, poet who died on a hunger strike •
Berta Soler, leader of
Ladies in White •
Óscar Elías Biscet •
Raúl Rivero •
Félix Bonne •
René Gómez Manzano •
Marta Beatriz Roque •
Vladimiro Roca Political organizations There are a number of opposition parties and groups that campaign for political change in Cuba. Though amendments to the
Cuban Constitution of 1992 decriminalized the right to form political parties other than the
Communist Party of Cuba, these parties are not permitted to engage in public political activities on the island. •
Center for a Free Cuba, based in the United States and supported by the US government. •
Christian Liberation Movement, a movement and group of Catholics that was founded by
Oswaldo Payá. They are notable for starting the
Varela Project. •
Cuban Democratic Directorate, a
non-governmental organization aligned with the
Centrist Democrat International and
International Democratic Union. •
Ladies in White received the
Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought from the
European Parliament in 2005. •
Lawton Foundation, an organization to promote the "study, defense, and denunciation of human rights inside Cuba". The group was formed by
Oscar Elías Biscet. •
Patriotic Union of Cuba – Founded by
José Daniel Ferrer, a former member of the Christian Liberation Movement, it has defined itself as a civic organization that advocates for a peaceful but firm fight against any repression of civil liberties in the Republic of Cuba. •
Rosa Parks Feminist Movement for Civil Rights •
San Isidro Movement, a group of writers, artists, academics and journalists protesting restriction on freedom of expression, beginning in 2018. •
Yo No Coopero Con La Dictadura (), a
civil resistance organization. •
Assembly of the Cuban Resistance ==Hunger strikes==