US EditionCuban Protesters Ransack Communist Office as Energy Crisis Deepens
- On Saturday, anti-government protesters in Morón set fire to the local Communist Party headquarters, marking a violent escalation after crowds ripped out furniture and propaganda materials before flames spread to the building.
- The uprising follows 67 years of Communist Party rule and stems from worsening blackouts exacerbated by United States oil blockades; President Donald Trump recently cut Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba, intensifying economic pressure.
- Tensions surged as repressive forces arrived in Morón. Journalist Mario Pentón reported that "10 black berets beat a boy nearly to death," while a resident claimed, "The regime's forces went down the entire avenue firing shots."
- Activists report the movement has entered its eighth consecutive night of protests, spreading beyond Morón into the town of Ciego de Ávila as demonstrators continue demanding freedom united against the dictatorship.
- Congressman Carlos A. Giménez condemned the fire, stating, "The Cuban people have had enough of the brutal dictatorship!" while President Donald Trump and Marco Rubio remain in negotiations with Cuban officials regarding economic collapse.
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Anti-governmental protestors attacked a Communist Party office in the centre of Cuba on Saturday morning, reported a state newspaper, in a low public dissident release of current pennies that were forced by US oil blockade, reports Reuters, taken by Agerpres. A meeting against current pens and food pens...
Protesters in Cuba attack Communist party office in rare riot over blackout
Protesters in Cuba attack Communist party office in rare riot over blackouts Anti-government protesters in Moron, northern Cuba, attacked a Communist Party office, sparking a rare outbreak of violence amid worsening blackouts and food shortages. Published On 14 Mar 2026
A group of protesters attacked in the early hours of Saturday the headquarters of the communist party of the Cuban town of Morón, in the center of the country. Towards midnight this Saturday, videos began to be published on social networks in which the small building was on fire and dozens of people were running. In others, a march could be seen in a street almost in darkness protesting the lack of electricity that fills the country with daily b…
During the night on Saturday, protesters in Moron apparently removed files, computers and furniture from a party office and burned them. Meanwhile, Donald Trump sounds, according to Iran, Cuba is "next" on its agenda.
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