Arte-Magna International-ASBL

Since July 2022 our director, Léo Juvier-Hendrickx has been granted access to the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affaires of Belgium.  We are researching to understand the implications and the ways that Europe has and continues to enable to Cuban Communist dictatorship.   

The "Declaration of Brussels for the foundation of the New Republic of Cuba", results and conclusions of the work carried out at the first Summit of Free Cubans in Europe held on May 19-22, 2022 in the city of Brussels, Belgium, and Inspired by Martí's thoughts reflected in the first number of the newspaper Patria on March 14, 1892, we pronounce the following declaration: Brussels Declaration

Arte-Magna International and BelgoCuba : Cubains Libres de Belgique merge together to form the International Network of Free Cubans. During the month of April we will begin our campaign to integrate different organizations and members worldwide. 

Léo Juvier-Hendrickx and Rachid Madrane, President of the Brussels Region Parliament sustained a meeting to discuss the castrist interference on cultural and political affairs. We denounced the persecution of Human Rights activist in Belgium by the Embassy of Cuba in Belgium.

On January 19th, the petition calling for actions in favor of the liberty and the respect for Human Rights in Cuba is announced on plenary session of the Parliament of Wallonia

 The organizing team of the first Summit of Free Cubans in Europe, to be held in Brussels on May 19-22, invites all associations and platforms of free Cubans in the world to present projects and ideas in favor of freedom from Cuba.

The renowned Cuban political prisoner and exile Pedro Fuentes-Cid, together with Rafael Pizano and Vaclav Maly exchanged ideas and projects with Léo Juvier-Hendrickx and Maria Antonia Sabater about how to achieve a successful  collaboration between the exile communities on both sides of the Atlantic  in order to achieve our common goal of a Free Cuba.

Our director, Léo Juvier-Hendrickx  was invited to meet the cabinet of the minister of foreign affairs, Mrs. Sophie Wilmès to speak about the dire situation of the Cuban people. Please read our letter to the minister below 

We joined our brothers and sisters protesting in the German city of Frankfurt to demand an end to the repression and a system change ! The Cuban people have decided to finish once and for all with the dictatorial regime in power since 1959 !  

Historic protest break out in Cuba demanding for FREEDOM. This spontaneous protest were countered by Cuban repressive forces. However, the flame of liberty was rekindled !  

Our director Léo Juvier-Hendrickx, and Aurora Noa, Secretary of BelgoCuba were received at the Brussels Parliament to speak about the Human Rights situations in Cuba and efforts of democratization.

BelgoCuba, along with members of Movimiento Cristiano Liberacion, y Movimiento Republicano Libertario Martiano walked the streets of Paris to raise awareness on the situation of Yandier Garcia Labrada, political prisoner who is held incomunicado and without a due process.

Cuban Independence Day was celebrated for the first time in Brussels in 2021. Other communities joined the Cubans on their day, namely Venezuela, Iran, Nicaragua, Ouyghurs, Ecuadorians, Spaniards, Polish, Ukranians, and Tibetans. 

We welcome world renowned cuban and dissident writer, Zoé Valdés which presented her latest book "Un Amour Grec", based on her experiences of the Cuban experience. 

We joined the "Free Yandier Garcia Labrada" with other members of the Movimiento Cristiano Liberación. Yandier Garcia Labrada is a prisoner of conscience and we are demanding its liberation, as well as all the other political prisoners.  

On March 24, our association sent a petition to the president of the Chamber of Representative of the Kingdom of Belgium, Ms. Elianne Tilleux. We demand the Belgium makes a public statement condemning the Cuban dictatorship ! 

On March 10, 2021  the association of Cubans in the World for Democracy and Freedom (CMDL) headquartered in Slovakia joined the Euro-Cuban Alliance for Democracy. 

On February 13, 2021 BelgoCuba in Belgium and the Mesa de Unidad Cubana in Madrid sign the manifesto for the foundation of the Euro-Cuban Alliance for Democracy with the aim of uniting forces against the totalitarian regime in power since 1959 in Cuba. 

On January 28, 2021, Free Cubans of Belgium pay tribute to our Apostle. Brief, simple act where we did historical justice by reading "forbidden and hidden" phrases for decades to our people. The Master was neither a Socialist nor a Communist, Martí cries tears of blood before the outraged country.

On International Human Rights Day, BelgoCuba meet at the Place de Luxembourg to demand a system change, dignity and respect for the basic human rights of the Cuban people !

We demand that the European Union must recognize Cuba as a dictatorship and to STOP the cooperation agreement, which only helps to perpetuate the regime in power.

We took our message for the liberation of Silverio Portal Contreras to the most emblematic sites of the city of Brussels. Portal Contreras is a Cuban dissident and prisoner of conscious. Silverio has  been freed since late 2020. 

Arte-Magna International launched #Justice4Ariel on June 27, 2020. The campaign gathered more than 17,000 signatures in favor of Ariel Ruiz Urquiola who gas given a chance to speak at the Human Rights Council thanks to denounce the Cuban dictatorship. 

Arte-Magna International participates in the exhibition Lill3000. The exhibition reflects the transcendent moments of the Cuban revolution through propaganda posters. Research project as part of an artist exchange between Belgium and Cuba 

International Women's Day - May 2017 

Under the title "Signs of Cuba: feminine proposals", the exhibition went on a European tour in the European Parliament and visited various parts of Belgium and Paris in March.