Authorities in Cuba begin to punish protesters, even minors, in summary trials

A photographer was sentenced to one year in prison for ‘public disorder,’ family members and activists said.

Cuban authorities have begun prosecuting participants in the recent unprecedented anti-government demonstrations in summary trials that started this week, family members and activists told the Miami Herald.

Young people, even minors, have been among the main targets.

Photographer Anyelo Troya, 25, was tried on Tuesday and sentenced to one year in prison under “public disorder” charges, family members and activists told the Herald.

“They didn’t let me see him,” said his mother, Raiza Gonzalez, in a brief phone interview.

After she learned that her son was being held in the feared