Thousands of protesters take to the streets in Cuba expressing frustration over pandemic restrictions, the pace of Covid-19 vaccinations and what they says is government neglect.
HAVANA — Thousands of Cubans took to the streets from Havana to Santiago on Sunday in rarely seen protests, expressing frustration over pandemic restrictions, the pace of Covid-19 vaccinations and what they said was government neglect.
Special forces jeeps with machine guns mounted on the back were seen in Havana, and Diaz-Canel called on supporters to confront “provocations." The protests broke out in San Antonio de los Banos municipality in Artemisa Province, bordering Havana, with video on social media showing hundreds of residents chanting anti-government slogans and demanding everything from coronavirus vaccines to an end to daily blackouts.
There were protests later on Sunday hundreds of miles to the east in Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba, where social media video showed hundreds marching through the streets, again confirmed by a local resident.
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