Cuba: Protest marches broke out in many places in Cuba-Cuba condemns the US government for funding anti-Cuban forces for deliberately causing riot
Foreign media reported on July 12, local time, that large-scale anti-government protests broke out in many cities in Cuba. Thousands of people participated in the largest protest in Cuba in decades. It is reported that dozens of anti-government protesters have been arrested.
According to local media, there were protests and crowds in 8 cities, including the capital Havana, and scenes of robbery and police attacks.
Participants in the protest told the media: “No food, no medicine, no freedom. They don’t let us live.”
A U.S. media photographer was injured while covering the protest
Security forces detained the participants of the demonstration
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel condemned the protest that took place in the country that day, calling it a “foreign provocation”, saying that it would not allow mercenaries bought by the United States to provoke instability, and criticized it. The United States imposed an economic blockade on Cuba.
Police car attacked by protest crowd
Reasons for the protests
Last year, severely hit by the epidemic and the sanctions imposed by the Trump administration of the United States, the Cuban economy shrank by 11%, the worst decline in the past 30 years.
At present, Cuba is suffering from a surge of new crown cases. Due to the blockade of the United States, Cuba’s domestic medical supplies are in short supply, and the economy has “made worse”. At present, it sometimes takes hours to line up to buy basic necessities in Cuba. The shortage of medicines is serious. Economic difficulties have also caused the authorities to implement power outages for up to 6 hours a day in large areas of the country.
In the context of US sanctions, the severe shortage of supplies that Cuba is experiencing is the fuse of this protest. The new crown epidemic has exacerbated this situation and social media has amplified dissatisfaction. In the town of San Antonio de los Banos, about 30 kilometers southwest of Havana, hundreds of residents took the lead on the 11th to protest against the prolonged power outage and demand the new crown vaccine. However, shortly afterwards, their demands became “we want freedom” and calls for political change. The protest was posted on Facebook within a few minutes and broadcast live, triggering more demonstrations on social networks, including the Havana area.
(Edit: Chen Ye Zixuan)Return to Sohu to see more
Editor:
Disclaimer: The opinions of this article only represent the author himself. Sohu is an information publishing platform. Sohu only provides information storage space services.
.