Performance artist Tania Bruguera was arrested outside her home in Cuba on December 30th 2014, on her way to Havana’s Revolution Square, where she was to set up a microphone for Cubans to make their voices heard, one minute at a time. Though Tania was released from prison, the charges against her remained and her passport confiscated, while the government worked to construct a case against her, and during this time she was subject to constant surveillance, and harassment, and interrogations. The Voice Project, partnered with Cuban advocacy group #YoTambienExijo led the longest running campaign by an international organization on Tania’s behalf, which included letter writing and numerous actions and garnering publicity for the case with major publications. On July 8, 2015, the Cuban government returned Tania’s passport, and on August 21, 2015 Tania arrived safely in New York.

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