Incident: Cuban Pastor and his wife in jail for homeschooling their children

General Information
Title: Cuban Pastor and his wife in jail for homeschooling their children
Country: Cuba
State/Province: Guantanamo
City: Guantánamo
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Date of Incident: 2019-04-23
Security Level: Public
Summary:
A couple of evangelical pastors were sentenced to prison for homeschooling their children. Ramón Rigal was sentenced to two years and his wife, Ayda Expósito, was imprisoned for a year and a half for "acting against the normal development of a minor." On December 2019, the Popular Court of the city of Guantanamo denied parole to the mother.
Nature of Incidents
Killings: 0
(Attempts) to destroy, vandalize or desecrate places of worship or religious buildings: 0
Closed places of worship or religious buildings: 0
Arrests/detentions: 0
Sentences: 2
Abductions: 0
Sexual assaults/harassment: 0
Forced marriages: 0
Other forms of attack (physical or mental abuse) 0
Attacked houses/property of faith adherents: 0
Attacked shops, businesses or institutions of faith adherents: 0
Forced to leave home: 0
Forced to leave country: 0
Non-physical violence : 0
Responsible Actor Category
Responsible Actor Name: Unknown
Responsible actor category: Unknown
Responsible Actor Religion
Responsible Actor Religion:
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Religion of Victim(s)
Religion of victim(s): Christian
Subcategory Religion of victim(s): Christian, General
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Web Sources
Name: Parole denied to evangelical pastor who instructed her children at home
Url: https://www.cibercuba.com/noticias/2019-12-24-u185759-e185759-s27061-niegan-libertad-condicional-pastora-evangelica-instruia
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