Bias-motivated incidents in Cuba

Incidents over time

Every incident

13 incidents, newest first.

September 2026

• Woman killed by ex-partner in Santiago de Cuba

  A 25-year-old woman was assaulted with a sharp object by her ex-partner in La Caoba, near El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba, and died of her injuries.

  Sep 4 · La CaobaSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

July 2026

• Pregnant woman killed by her partner in Bayamo, Cuba

  A 34-year-old woman who was seven months pregnant was killed by her partner in Bayamo, Granma province, after having reported abuse and sought protection.

  Jul 29 · BayamoSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Pregnant 23-year-old woman killed by ex-partner in Las Tunas

  A 23-year-old pregnant woman was attacked and killed by her former partner in Las Tunas, Cuba.

  Jul 13 · Las TunasSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman stabbed to death by ex-partner in Güines, Cuba

  A woman was attacked and killed with a knife on a street in Güines by her former partner, who fled and remains at large.

  Jul 12 · GüinesSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman dies in fall during violent confrontation with partner in Cumanayagua

  A 43-year-old woman known as Yunita fell from a rooftop during a violent confrontation with her partner in Cumanayagua, Cienfuegos, and died; her partner then took his own life.

  Jul 9 · CumanayaguaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman killed by her partner in Central Havana

  A 26-year-old mother of two was killed by her partner, the father of her children, at their shared residence in Central Havana.

  Jul 1 · HavanaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

May 2026

• Woman found mutilated in Havana after going missing

  A 56-year-old woman who had been missing was found dead with mutilations in an open field in San Francisco de Paula, in Havana's San Miguel del Padrón municipality.

  May 8 · HavanaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman killed in her home in Juraguá, Cuba, allegedly by her ex-husband

  A 44-year-old woman was attacked and killed inside her home in Juraguá, in the Abreus municipality of Cienfuegos, allegedly by her ex-husband, from whom she was separated.

  May 8 · JuraguáSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

April 2026

• Teacher killed by ex-partner in Jagüey Grande, Cuba

  A 23-year-old teacher was killed by her ex-partner in her home in San Bernardo, Jagüey Grande, Matanzas.

  Apr 10 · Jagüey GrandeSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

March 2026

• 14-year-old girl killed by her stepfather in Las Tunas

  A 14-year-old girl died violently at the hands of her stepfather in her home in the La Caldosa neighborhood of El Cornito, Las Tunas, Cuba.

  Mar 14 · Las TunasSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

January 2026

• Woman killed by her partner in Granma, Cuba

  A 38-year-old woman, a local museum director, was fatally attacked by her partner in the Alto del Moro neighborhood of Las Mercedes, Bartolomé Masó municipality, Granma, as she was on her way to work.

  Jan 7 · Bartolomé MasóSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Cuban nurse sexually assaulted and killed at prison camp

  A 59-year-old nurse working at the Las Mulas prison camp in Jatibonico was sexually assaulted and killed; her body was found in a nearby sugarcane field.

  Jan 6 · JatibonicoSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

December 2025

• Black Cubans denied entry to Havana's Cuban Art Factory

  A man and two friends were refused entry to the Cuban Art Factory in Havana while white or foreign patrons were admitted, which he described as racial discrimination against Black Cubans.

  Dec 26 · HavanaRacism2 sources

Elsewhere in North America

• Canada 43
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• United States 332