Eleven Cubans taken from Russia to Uzbekistan without knowing their destination
The accounts describe transfers without consent and the absence of written records identifying the procedure used.
A CubaNet investigation documented 11 cases of Cubans transferred by Russian authorities to Uzbekistan without prior notice of their destination or written documentation of the procedure.
Interviewees said they expected to return to Cuba and learned they were going to a third country only after landing in Tashkent. The lack of documentation makes it impossible to determine which legal procedure was used.
The accounts include that of María Antonia Pérez Salazar, 73, who arrived in Tashkent on August 1 without money or a phone. Her daughter remained detained in Russia, and her grandchildren were left in the care of social services.
The investigation also describes Yalina González Morales, who was transferred under police guard on a plane bound for Uzbekistan while her husband remained detained in Russia when the investigation was published.