Published 3 years ago

Thousands of protesters take to the streets in Cuba

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Cuba is going through its worst economic crisis in decades. A resurgence of coronavirus cases is blamed on U.S. sanctions. Demonstrations were also held elsewhere on the island, including the small town of San Antonio de los Banos. President Miguel Díaz-Canel accused Cuban of stirring up trouble.

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Times of India

Rare anti-government protests erupt in Cuba

The anti-government rallies started spontaneously in several cities as the country endures its worst economic crisis in 30 years, with chronic shortages of electricity and food.

3 years ago·India

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Yahoo News

Street protests break out in Cuba

Thousands of Cubans took to Cuba's streets from Havana to Santiago on Sunday, frustrated by months of crisis, pandemic restrictions and what they said was government neglect. Special forces jeeps, with machine guns mounted on the back, were in Havana and Diaz-Canel called on supporters to confront “provocations”, saying that supporters were ready to defend the government with their lives.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

Thousands march in Cuba in rare mass protests amid economic crisis

US sanctions and coronavirus crisis lead to food shortages and high prices, sparking one of the biggest such demonstrations in memoryThousands of Cubans have marched on Havana’s Malecon promenade and elsewhere to protest against food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis, in one of biggest anti-government demonstrations in memory.Many young people took part in the Sunday afternoon protest in the capital, which disrupted traffic u…

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Demonstrators in Havana protest shortages, rising prices

Thousands of Cubans have marched on Havana's Malecon promenade and elsewhere on the island to protest food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis.

3 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

Demonstrators in Havana protest shortages, rising prices

Thousands of Cubans have marched on Havana’s Malecon promenade and elsewhere on the island to protest food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Street protests break out in Cuba

HAVANA - Thousands of Cubans took to Cuba's streets from Havana to Santiago on Sunday, frustrated by months of crisis, pandemic restrictions and what they said was government neglect. By late afternoon President and head of the Communist Party Miguel Diaz-Canel was speaking to the nation, saying the United States was responsible for the unrest. Special forces jeeps, with machine guns

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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