US EditionStudents Stage a Sit-in at Havana University as Cuba’s Energy Crisis Slashes Classes
Around 20 students protested class disruptions linked to a U.S. oil blockade that has caused power outages and transportation shutdowns, worsening Cuba's energy crisis, officials said.
- On Monday, March 9, 2026, a rare, hours-long sit-in by just over 20 Cuban university students occurred at the University of Havana to protest class disruptions tied to an energy crisis.
- The U.S. cut off Venezuelan oil shipments in January, and military actions and tariffs against Nicolás Maduro worsened Cuba's energy shortages, officials say.
- University security initially blocked the main entrance with a long rope and sign, students sat under the hot mid-morning sun trading barbs with professors and administration staff, and Modesto Ricardo Gómez, First Deputy Minister of Higher Education, called off security to escort students inside for dialogue.
- Power outages have forced the university to cut in-person classes, while many Havana residents walked to work Monday and gasoline rationing limits cars to 20 liters.
- Gómez told reporters, 'There are no consequences whatsoever. They have a concern, and we are addressing it,' while acknowledging legal limbo for protesters, despite the stalled law.
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Students stage a sit-in at Havana University as Cuba's energy crisis slashes classes
An impromptu sit-in protest at the steps of Havana University on Monday drew a small group of students concerned about their education amid an energy crisis worsened by a U.S. oil blockade of the island, which has reduced classes and is paralyzing the country.
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Students stage a sit-in at Havana University as Cuba’s energy crisis slashes classes
An impromptu sit-in protest at the steps of Havana University on Monday drew a small group of students concerned about their education amid an energy crisis worsened by a U.S. oil blockade of the island, which has reduced classes and is paralyzing the country.
About thirty students starred on Monday in a sit-in at the University of Havana to protest the serious crisis in the country.
Cuban university students stage rare protest amid energy, internet shortages
HAVANA, March 9 - A group of just over 20 Cuban university students staged a rare, hours-long protest at the University of Havana on Monday, angry over class disruptions amid a U.S. oil blockade that has contributed to a near collapse of Cuba's electrical grid. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Students from the University of Havana protest for blackouts and connectivity problems that hinder their studies. They meet with officials to address these concerns.
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