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Cuba protests: Three key issues that explain the rare unrest
Source: BBC
Cuba protests: Three key issues that explain the rare unrest
By Lioman Lima
BBC News Mundo
12 July 2021
Cuba has been plunged into turmoil by the largest protests against its Communist government in decades.
Thousands took to the streets in towns and cities across the island shouting "freedom" and "down with the dictatorship" on Sunday.
Protests are rarely seen on the Caribbean island, where opposition to the government is stifled.
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So what have been the main drivers of these protests?
1) The coronavirus crisis
Sunday's protests appeared to be the result of societal exhaustion stemming from acute economic and health crises. The pandemic and economic measures taken by the government have made life in Cuba increasingly difficult.
The island, which had kept the Covid-19 pandemic under control in 2020, has seen infections explode in recent weeks.
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By Lioman Lima
BBC News Mundo
12 July 2021
Cuba has been plunged into turmoil by the largest protests against its Communist government in decades.
Thousands took to the streets in towns and cities across the island shouting "freedom" and "down with the dictatorship" on Sunday.
Protests are rarely seen on the Caribbean island, where opposition to the government is stifled.
-snip-
So what have been the main drivers of these protests?
1) The coronavirus crisis
Sunday's protests appeared to be the result of societal exhaustion stemming from acute economic and health crises. The pandemic and economic measures taken by the government have made life in Cuba increasingly difficult.
The island, which had kept the Covid-19 pandemic under control in 2020, has seen infections explode in recent weeks.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57802170