Camila Acosta
Camila Acosta | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1993 |
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Alma mater | University of Havana |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | ABC |
| Partner | Ángel Satiesteban |
Camila Acosta (1993)[1] is a Cuban journalist that works as a correspondent for the Spanish newspaper ABC in her home country corresponsal. Acosta has been detained several times by Cuban authorities due to her work, openly critic to the Castrista system.[2][3]
Career and detentions
[edit]Camila studied at the Communications Faculty of the University of Havana between 2011 and 2016.[1] She began her professional career working for the official Cuban press and began her social service practices on the Canal Habana television, but soon she switched to independent journalism in media outlets such as Cubanet.[4]
During her career, Acosta has been detained several times in her home country.[5][6] She has been evicted almost a dozen times by landlords who were threatened with expropriating their properties if they refused to evict her.[1]
Since February 2021 she has collaborated with the Spanish newspaper ABC as a correspondent in Havana, where she has reported on very multiple topics, including the Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba, COVID-19 health crisis, and the bilateral relations between Cuba and the European Union.[1]
One of the last of her detentions took place on 12 July 2021, after informing about the protests that took place that weekend.[7] Prior to her arrest, her digital networks had been blocked and she had not been able to report the latest events.[8][3]
Her partner is the Cuban writer Ángel Satiesteban.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Gaviña, Susana (17 July 2021). "Camila Acosta: "Dios me puso ahí (en prisión) para contar lo que sucede"". Madrid. ABC (Edición nacional). pp. 24–25.
- ^ "Camila Acosta, de la estación policial al arresto domiciliario". Cubanet.org. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Detenida Camila Acosta, corresponsal de 'ABC' en Cuba, tras informar de las protestas y el PP pide su liberación". ElMundo.es. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Camila Acosta, una periodista libre a pesar de la represión". 14ymedio.com. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Los verdaderos plantados enfrentaron al castrismo', aclaran cubanos a Díaz-Canel". DiariodeCuba.com. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Seguridad del Estado detiene a la periodista Camila Acosta mientras transmitía en directo". CiberCuba.com. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Acosta, Camila (25 July 2021). "Cuatro días en las cárceles cubanas". Vol. 38, no. 559. La Habana. ABC (Edición nacional). pp. 34–36. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Detenida la corresponsal del diario ABC en Cuba". ElConfidencial.org. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.