Cuba president rejects coverage of unrest as a ‘lie’
3 years, 5 months ago

Cuba president rejects coverage of unrest as a ‘lie’

Al Jazeera  

Days after anti-government demonstrations, President Diaz-Canel says ‘what the world is seeing of Cuba is a lie’. Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel has denounced what he said was a false narrative over unrest on the Caribbean island, speaking alongside ex-president Raul Castro during a rally before thousands of supporters in Havana. “What the world is seeing of Cuba is a lie,” Diaz-Canel said on Saturday, denouncing the dissemination of “false images” on social networks where they “encourage and glorify the outrage and destruction of property.” Diaz-Canel’s comments come six days after historic demonstrations against the government. On July 11 and 12, thousands of Cubans took to the streets in 40 cities around the island shouting “Freedom,” “Down with the dictatorship,” and “We’re hungry.” One person has died and more than 100 have been arrested, including independent journalists and opposition activists, since the protests broke out over the worst economic crisis in decades. Shortly before the rally began, police arrested a man who shouted “Patria y Vida”, the title of a protest rap song that became the anthem of the anti-government demonstrators, according to AFP news agency.

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Cubans in eastern city of Santiago protest blackouts and food shortages
9 months ago

Cubans in eastern city of Santiago protest blackouts and food shortages

Associated Press  

HAVANA — Small groups of protesters took to the streets in the eastern city of Santiago on Sunday, decrying power outages lasting up to eight hours and food shortages across Cuba. In reporting on events in Santiago, the government-linked news organization El Necio said, “Due to the long hours of power outages from lack of fuel and other situations arising …

Remembering the Cuban July 11 protests
1 year, 5 months ago

Remembering the Cuban July 11 protests

LA Times  

I had just gotten into an elevator in Las Vegas when I heard the familiar accent. The #EU should urge President @DiazCanelB to free those unjustly imprisoned #CubaSinRepresión✊🏾 #CubaWithoutRepression pic.twitter.com/4ENcB6eajW — Amnesty EU July 10, 2023 The protests that took place two years ago this week in Cuba were something many of us in the U.S. and on the island …

Cuba's Parliament ratifies President Díaz-Canel for new term
1 year, 8 months ago

Cuba's Parliament ratifies President Díaz-Canel for new term

The Hindu  

Cuba’s National Assembly ratified President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 for a new five-year term, in a decision to maintain continuity as the island faces a deep economic crisis. “I refuse to demonize socialism, because socialism is, in essence, a system aimed at achieving the greatest possible social justice,” Mr. Díaz-Canel said at the time. Mr. Díaz-Canel in …

Cuba slams US ‘involvement’ on anniversary of anti-gov’t protests
2 years, 5 months ago

Cuba slams US ‘involvement’ on anniversary of anti-gov’t protests

Al Jazeera  

Cuba’s foreign minister has accused the United States of being involved in efforts to “subvert law and order” in the country after President Joe Biden’s administration welcomed the courage of Cuban protesters who took to the streets last year in rare anti-government demonstrations. In a statement on Monday marking the one-year anniversary of the Cuban protests, US Secretary of State …

US accuses Cuba of using upcoming summit as propaganda
2 years, 7 months ago

US accuses Cuba of using upcoming summit as propaganda

Al Jazeera  

The White House has said it has not yet sent out invitations for the June 6-10 summit and refused to provide details. The administration of US President Joe Biden has accused Cuba of creating controversy about its possible exclusion from the US-hosted Summit of the Americas next month to portray Washington as the “bad guy” and distract attention from Havana’s …

US slams Cuba ‘intimidation tactics’ before planned protests
3 years, 1 month ago

US slams Cuba ‘intimidation tactics’ before planned protests

Al Jazeera  

Havana has banned Monday’s planned march, which comes after rare demonstrations broke out in the island country in July. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has condemned what he called “intimidation tactics” employed by the Cuban government in advance of planned protests. “We call on the Cuban government to respect Cubans’ rights, by allowing them to peacefully assemble …

Cuba accuses US of ‘destabilisation’ ahead of opposition protests
3 years, 1 month ago

Cuba accuses US of ‘destabilisation’ ahead of opposition protests

Al Jazeera  

Cuba saw rare public protests in July over rising living costs, food shortages and the continuing US embargo. Cuba has accused the United States of seeking to destabilise the island, as Cuban opposition groups plan to hold protests next week despite a government ban on the demonstrations. On Wednesday, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said the government would not allow …

Cuba: US protest narrative paving way for military incursion
3 years, 5 months ago

Cuba: US protest narrative paving way for military incursion

Associated Press  

HAVANA — Cuba criticized the United States and President Joe Biden on Wednesday for a series of statements by senior officials after the unprecedented protests on the island last week, accusing the U.S. government of seeking to justify a military intervention. Johana Tablada, deputy director for U.S. affairs at Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said U.S. officials are painting a …

Cuba government rallies backers following big protests
3 years, 5 months ago

Cuba government rallies backers following big protests

Associated Press  

HAVANA — Cuban officials rallied tens of thousands of supporters in the streets on Saturday — nearly a week after they were stunned by the most widespread protests in decades. “There are no medicines, there is nothing, there is no food.” According to Díaz-Canel, there were four sectors involved in the protests: radical supporters of the United States who waved …

Cuba’s president slams social media ‘hatred’ after protests
3 years, 5 months ago

Cuba’s president slams social media ‘hatred’ after protests

Al Jazeera  

Havana, Cuba – The Cuban government held a massive rally in the early hours of Saturday morning on Havana’s Malecon, the city’s famed corniche, at the end of a week of unrest that spurred a slew of international criticism. Crowds for the “Act of Revolutionary Reaffirmation” rally in the Cuban capital, which the government said numbered 100,000, arrived before the …

Fake news proliferating online during Cuba protests
3 years, 5 months ago

Fake news proliferating online during Cuba protests

Al Jazeera  

The government says they are spread by counter-revolutionaries, while critics say it is the authorities themselves. The government said the stories, which spread on Sunday on social media and messaging apps, were part of a broader US-backed attempt by counter-revolutionaries to destabilise the country. “Often it is state security launching these kind of rumors to afterwards … say they are …

Analysis: Cuba’s protests are unprecedented but the future for newly defiant Cubans is anything but certain
3 years, 5 months ago

Analysis: Cuba’s protests are unprecedented but the future for newly defiant Cubans is anything but certain

CNN  

Havana, Cuba CNN — For months the refrain across Cuba has been “¿hasta cuando?” How much longer? “You have to be out here if you want to have food.” The government of President Miguel Diaz-Canel, the first head of state not named Castro since the revolution took power more than six decades ago, gave frequent updates on the economic crisis …

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