FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2024
US authorities and corporate media have given extensive coverage of protests which took place in response to deteriorating conditions which Cubans say are a product of US policies themselves, explains PEOPLE’S DISPATCH
STICKING WITH SOCIALISM: Large pro-government protests, seen here in Havana, respond to a previous outbreak of unrest due to shortages in 2021
ON MARCH 17, people in Santiago, a city in eastern Cuba, took to the streets to protest at the increased blackouts and food shortages they had been experiencing. The protest occurred as shortages generated by the US blockade of Cuba worsened across the island. Instead of lifting the blockade or taking Cuba off the state sponsors of terrorism list, the US government and corporate media have once again exploited the spontaneous protest to launch “a new counter-revolutionary media offensive,” claim US-based Cuba solidarity activists.
“If Biden really wants to stand by the Cuban people, if the US government were to actually care about the Cuban people, they would immediately end this blockade,” said People’s Forum executive director Manolo De Los Santos.
“In fact, with the stroke of a pen, they could immediately take Cuba off the State Sponsors of Terrorism list, which prevents Cuba from accessing financial services around the world and being able to trade freely.”
Immediately upon learning of the Santiago protest, the US embassy in Havana posted on X, “We urge the Cuban government to respect the human rights of the protesters and address the legitimate needs of the Cuban people.”
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