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Caribbean-Spring? Protests Erupt In Cuba Amid Food Shortages, Blackouts
• Zero HedgeThis past weekend, the latest uprising unfolded in Santiago, Cuba, about 800 kilometers (500 miles) from Havana. Hundreds of residents took to the streets, decrying hours-long power blackouts and food shortages.
#AHORA ???? | BAYAMO: "¡ABAJO DÍAZ-CANEL!"
— Contexto Cubano (@ContextoCubano) March 18, 2024
Continúa la protesta en Bayamo, los manifestantes ahora gritan consignas contra Miguel Díaz-Canel. Se intensifica el descontento.#CubaPaLaCalle #AbajoLaDictadura pic.twitter.com/rwhjXjBdaO
According to Reuters, Cuba has plunged into an "unprecedented economic crisis" in recent years, "stoking a record-breaking exodus that has seen upwards of 400,000 people migrate to the United States."