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  1. Mar 18, 2024 · By Carmen Sesin. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets Sunday in Cuba’s second-largest city, Santiago, demanding food and power amid a worsening economic crisis that has left many everyday...

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    • The coronavirus crisis. Sunday's protests appeared to be the result of societal exhaustion stemming from acute economic and health crises. The pandemic and economic measures taken by the government have made life in Cuba increasingly difficult.
    • The economic situation. With tourism - one of the engines of the Cuban economy - practically paralysed, the coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on the economic and social life of the island.
    • Internet access. Before Sunday, the largest protest Cuba had seen since the start of Castro's communist revolution took place in August 1994 on Havana's Malecón waterfront.
  2. Mar 18, 2024 · CNN — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has said that his government is willing to engage with protesters after hundreds of Cubans partook in rare public protests at the weekend to decry...

  3. Mar 18, 2024 · 18 Mar 2024. Rare protests have taken place in Cuba as the island nation’s economic crisis persists. President Miguel Diaz-Canel called for calm on Monday after hundreds of people gathered in...

  4. Mar 19, 2024 · P rotesters took to the streets of Cuba on Sunday in a rare outburst of social unrest as a fresh wave of blackouts exacerbated tensions on the cash-strapped island. Social media posts showed...

  5. Jul 14, 2021 · One man has died in Cuba and more than 140 have been arrested or reported as missing during rare demonstrations against its Communist government.

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  7. Mar 18, 2024 · Hundreds of people in Cuba's second-largest city, Santiago, staged a rare public protest on Sunday over chronic power blackouts and food shortages. The island is facing its worst economic...

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