On 17 March 2024, protests began in Cuba, [2] primarily in Santiago de Cuba, the country's second largest city, in protest of food shortages and power outages. [3][4]

May 24, 2025 · New protests have erupted in Bayamo and Cienfuegos over prolonged blackouts and shortages. Videos show citizens challenging the police repression. The energy crisis …

Hundreds of critics and protesters, including many who took to the streets in July 2021, remain arbitrarily detained. The country faced waves of protests, triggered by blackouts, shortages, …

Mar 18, 2024 · Hundreds of protesters took to the streets Sunday in Cuba’s second-largest city, Santiago, demanding food and power amid a worsening economic crisis that has left many …

Jul 11, 2025 · “Protesters detained for participating in the peaceful July 2021 protests in Cuba have been subject to serious abuses in prison,” says the HRW report.

May 24, 2025 · These incidents are part of a growing wave of protests sweeping eastern Cuba, with recent reports from cities like Santiago de Cuba. Residents from neighborhoods such as …

Nov 10, 2024 · Rafael blew down hundreds of transmission lines and poles across the western Cuba, knocking out power to the entire country of 10 million people and sparking scattered …

Mar 18, 2024 · Hundreds of people in Cuba's second-largest city, Santiago, staged a rare public protest on Sunday over chronic power blackouts and food shortages. The island is facing its …

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Mar 20, 2024 · They are the biggest anti-government protests since 2021, when thousands of Cubans took to the streets, triggering a massive crackdown by the state. Since then, the …