Gorki Luis ÁGUILA CARRASCO

Musician Gorki Luis Águila Carrasco was detained by State Security at Havana's José Martí International Airport on 3 May 2024 while attempting to travel to Mexico. The authorities informed Águila Carrasco that he was ‘regulated,’ a word used to describe travel restrictions on government opponents. He was arrested and fined CUP 2,000 for contempt of court before being released on 4 May 2024. He finally arrived in Mexico on 13 May 2024, after authorities reportedly told him to leave the country. 

Águila Carrasco was also prevented from travelling abroad in 2018 (see Case List 2018). 

Gorki Luis Águila Carrasco (Havana, 11 November 1968) is a dissident Cuban punk musician and the vocalist of the band Porno para Ricardo. Since the early 2000s, he has been writing lyrics critical of the Cuban government.