Thousands protested in Havana, as well as San Antonio de los Baños and Palma Soriano, on July 11 to demand President Miguel Diaz-Canel step down.
The United States on Monday vowed only to"condemn" violence in Cuba at the anti-government protests that have swept across the country, shortly before Havana accused Washington of"betting on" the unrest.
The communist Caribbean Island has been seeing its biggest anti-government protests in decades. Thousands marched on Havana's Malecon promenade and elsewhere on the island on Sunday to demand President Miguel Diaz-Canel step down, shouting slogans like"freedom" and"unite." There were also a smaller number of pro-government protesters that were chanting"Fidel," referring to Fidel Castro, Cuba's former long-time communist head of state.
Special forces jeeps with machines on the back were seen through the capital on Sunday night, with a heavy police presence even hours after most of the demonstrators were home after the 9 p.m. curfew. The demonstrations take place against the backdrop of the country's raging COVID-19 epidemic and its worst economic crisis since the fall of the Soviet Union, its old ally.as president have further crippled the Latin American country's economy. Cubans have taken to the streets in Havana, as well as San Antonio de los Baños and Palma Soriano, to complain about food shortages and high prices amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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