Significant protests have emerged across Cuba, particularly in the city of Santiago, as citizens express frustration over worsening power outages and food shortages. The country is currently experiencing one of its most severe economic crises in decades, resulting in daily blackouts that last up to 18 hours in some regions. While the Cuban government has acknowledged the public’s grievances, officials have largely attributed the energy and resource shortages to the ongoing United States trade embargo. International observers continue to monitor the situation as tensions remain high across the island.
- Protests were triggered by prolonged electricity blackouts and a lack of access to basic food items like milk and bread.
- The Cuban power grid is struggling with aging infrastructure and a critical shortage of fuel required to operate thermal plants.
- President Miguel Díaz-Canel has called for a peaceful dialogue while accusing the U.S. government of utilizing the embargo to incite unrest.
- The U.S. Embassy in Havana has issued a statement urging the Cuban government to respect the human rights and the right to peaceful assembly of the protesters.
- These demonstrations are noted as some of the most significant in Cuba since the widespread anti-government protests of July 2021.
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They rejected free Starlink. Obviously, the Cuban communists don't want their people to communicate freely with the outside world.
The only hope is to leave ? The only hope is surrender.
Till when those people have to suffer 😢
why is this news??? nothing new over there…
access to electricity is not a human right 😀
its a prividge.
There are no tariffs on Mexico, neither Navy vessels blocking foreign oil tankers to enter Cuba. Your reporters show an astonishing ignorance about the situation in Cuba. Please verify before posting nonsense.
What the Trump Government us doing ito Cubs is immoral and criminal. So many innocent people are suffering.
You know what if the socialist and Castro elite are gone, Cuba can become a state like Singapore or Luxembourg or follow a Taiwan model, Cuba that specializes in cheap medical aid/procedures and pharmaceuticals, medical tourism from the entire americas will easily bring it to the modern age.
back to Stone Age
Cuba's leadership and corrupt politicians should be ousted for there to be change. 😮
Leftist Communist will provide Renewable energy 😂😂😂😂😂
Simple superficial and naive analysis by DW . Shame on you after being a country that suffered totalitarian regimes as well
this seems a bit cruel. Here in Ca we'll feel the same the we have no gasoline.
It's ironic that the leaders in California were actually in Cuba learning from Castro
We had is in South Africa. It's incompetent and corrupt leadership.
Communism is a failure, it does not work. The dictatorship has had 65 years to create their vaunted "paradise." After 6.5 decades, the nation lies in shambles and despair. Enough "blockade" excuses, in 100 years, nothing will be fixed and the dictatorship will still be bitching and moaning about the blockade! Free Cuba now!
A free Cuba would be a beautiful thing
So many gusano bots in here 😂
This is what Marxism and socialism give you after 65 years!
Despite this, DW and its shameless leftist, socalled "journalists," keep blaming the US.
1. There is no BLOCADE. They just can not get FREE oil anymore. 2. The US has to make sure that 100K aid in food and supply goes direct to the cuban people and even a bottle of milk is touched by the Cuban Regime. If the aid goes thru the cuban dictatorship all that will end resold on the goverment’s stores.
Cubans are the only ones who can improve their life. Change that appalling regime, free Cuba from communism. Viva Cuba
No blackout when leftist Liberal come to visit.
The cause and foundation of the problems is Italy and France Paris and America,, in jesus mighty name Amen,, salam Aleikum,, wa Aleikum Salam
Trump is afraid of China so blocking small country like Cuba 😂😂
they have refrigerators?
American bots out full force
USA USA USA! 🇺🇲🔥🚀🦅
Land the marine corp!
Let’s see how clean the air gets there.
Like another person said here, a free Cuba would be a beautiful thing to see 😍😍🙌
"Socialismo o muerte" is going really well, isn't it?
I don't know I'd trust the Catholic church with all that money. It's not like the Catholic church is somehow above corruption.
The leaders have electricity to run their air conditioners and plenty of gas to be chauffeured around, the peasants don't. So what is the problem?
Constantly crying about the blockade, meanwhile, that government has run the country into the ground. I will never forget reading a news article from Cuba during the pandemic about a man who was fined 5K pesos for selling veggies out of the back of his truck. Poor guy was in his early 20s, unalived himself. Screw that government. Stop blaming the US for all their evils.