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Thousands in Cuba Protest Economic Crisis, Pandemic

Thousands took to the streets of Havana and other cities in rare protests, denouncing the economic crisis & handling of Covid-19.

“Combat order?” I imagine all Cuba was as stupefied as I was, when these words emerged from the mouth of President Miguel Diaz-Canel.

What’s happening in Cuba is as serious as it is unprecedented. Diaz-Canel sounded the war horn: “the streets belong to the revolutionaries”.

The regime cut or interrupted the internet connection throughout the country to prevent Cubans from uploading videos to social networks.

Greg Rothschild from the United States took our photo of the day: “Shoemaker of Love” in Santiago de Cuba. He used a Fuji XT-2 camera.

The simultaneous protests coincide with the fact that Cuba is in its worst moment in terms of new infections and deaths from COVID-19…

These suggestions are not a best-case scenario. Just like the government’s US dollar stores today, not everyone would be able to shop there.

I am calling on everyone to donate to help with the syringe shortage and Cuba’s medical efforts. Here is how you can help out…

After writing the news item on Friday: “Covid Surge in Cuba Appears Out of Control” I received a couple email messages from readers…

Several artists and journalists were detained on July 7th to prevent a protest in solidarity with jailed artist Hamlet Lavastida.