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| Above, El Capitolio, the Cuban capitol building two years ago. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
It looks like the mainstream media in the U.S. are covering the mass protests in Cuba. It is too big to ignore, especially since videos of the protests are making their way in social media.
To find the videos on Facebook, for example, enter either #Cuba or #SOSCuba in the site's search feature.
From Gulf News:
HAVANA: Thousands of Cubans took part in rare protests on Sunday against the communist government, chanting, “Down with the dictatorship,” as President Miguel Diaz-Canel called on his supporters to confront the demonstrators.
The anti-government rallies started spontaneously in several cities as the country endures its worst economic crisis in 30 years, with chronic shortages of electricity and food.
Several hundred protesters marched through the capital Havana chanting, “We want liberty,” with a heavy military and police presence deployed after demonstrators massed outside the Capitol building.
Police used tear gas to disperse crowds, and at least ten people were arrested, while officers used plastic pipes to beat protesters, AFP journalists witnessed.
Diaz-Canel delivered a combative television address, saying: “The order to fight has been given - into the street, revolutionaries!”
“We call on all revolutionaries of the country, all communists, to go out in the streets where these provocations occur... and to face them in a decisive, firm and courageous way.”
The Cuban government shut off the Internet in order to hide the protests (not that there was much Internet service there anyway). But plenty of photos and videos have made their way onto social media.
To read more, go here.
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