lack of light It has again led to at least two protests during the early hours of this Friday in Cuba, one in the Central Australia popular council, in Jagüey Grande (Matanzas), and the other in Caibarién, in Villa Clara.
In this last province, according to some users on social networks, saucepans also sounded in the Lili neighborhood of Sagua la Grande. In addition, they report that something similar happened in Morón (Ciego de Ávila), although images of these last two have not circulated, as in the case of the first two.
The videos of the Jagüey Grande protest have been the most abundant. In they you see, in the middle of a darkness barely illuminated by the light of cell phones, dozens of people walking shouting “freedom”, “turn on the power” and demanding that “everyone get out on the street”.
“Look how the neighborhood is, this is an abuse, damn it,” is also heard between the screams and the saucepans
“Look how the neighborhood is, this is an abuse, damn it,” is also heard between the shouts and the saucepans.
Two protests were reported in Villa Clara and, although the one in Sagua la Grande is not documented with images, some users affirmed that the electricity was restored a few minutes after the demonstration began.
In Caibarién he could listen to each other clearly the slogan already settled on the Island since the they started to employ the students of the University of Camagüey, in their protest of last June 14: “Turn on the current, pinga” was heard again and again, after which the power was also restored.
The rain of comments has been incessant since the images of these protests began to circulate, whose closest precedent is the one that took place in Los Palacios, in Pinar del Río, just a week ago. All these demonstrations have taken place in a moderately massive way, in proportion to the medium or small-sized cities where they have occurred, at the stroke of a saucepan and in a clearly peaceful manner.
Although some network users have insisted that Cubans take freely convertible currency stores, hotels, or even government facilities, expressly referring to Sri Lanka, most have asked for caution and to leave calmly and well. documented through the phones, so that no one can accuse them of any kind of violence.
At the moment, no official source has made a statement regarding these protests, although the speech regarding the one that took place in Los Palacios was that the people have the right to express their discontent.
For the moment, no official source has commented on these protests, although the speech regarding the one that took place in Los Palacios was that the people have the right to express their discontent and that the scope of these demonstrations has been exaggerated from Miami.
The Government continues to ask for patience in the face of the problem of the lack of electricity, which is reaching unusual levels. The population is aware that there is no short-term solution, since the authorities themselves have said sobut insists that, at a minimum, the burden be shared equally among all.
Cubans are aware that, despite the cuts and blackouts suffered in the capital, the provinces suffer longer hours due to lack of electricity and the weariness is becoming more evident every day. What is not known is how the authorities are going to manage to appease a population that can no longer handle so many plagues at the same time – hunger, heat, dengue, covid – and who no longer has much left to lose.
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