Havana, Cuba (CNN) One of Cuba's most rebellious dissidents has spent more than ten days in a closely guarded hospital in Havana but it's not clear what, if anything, he is being treated for. Cuban health officials say Otero Alcántara is still undergoing testing and is being treated voluntarily. Cuban officials quickly released Otero Alcántara and claimed he was part of a US "soft coup" against the island. Some Cuban artists argue that if greater freedom of expression were allowed, the tension with the state and artists would ease. But top Cuban officials warn that a harsher crackdown could be on the horizon.

Source: CNN May 12, 2021 17:15 UTC