MADRID, Spain.- The Government of the United States demanded that the Cuban State respect the right of the people to demonstrate, who this Thursday took to the streets to ask for freedom and the restoration of electricity service.
“We insist that the regime respect the constitutional rights of its citizens to peacefully assemble,” said the US Embassy in Cuba through Twitter.
The consular headquarters also indicated that it was following up on the reports of the peaceful protests that took place in Cuba on September 29.
As we follow reports of peaceful protests in Cuba tonight and internet outages, we insist that the regime respect the constitutional rights of its citizens to assemble peacefully. We continue to support the Cuban people after the devastating Hurricane Ian.
— Embassy of the United States in Cuba (@USEmbCuba) September 30, 2022
This Thursday protests were reported in several locations in the country, especially in the capital, due to the national blackout that has left almost all of Cuba in the dark since last Monday, due to the incidence of Hurricane Ian and a “fault” in the National Electroenergetic System. .
In front of the La Covandonga hospital, some neighbors told CubaNet what was experienced there this Thursday, when dozens of people took to the streets and closed the road. “Traffic is stopped, and no one, no one can stop a crowd of people who are injured,” he said.
According to the lady, who supported the demonstration, food in Cuban homes is going bad for so many days without power. “The chicken is given to you every two and a half months, if you take it, and you even have to sell your clothes to be able to buy it, because it is very expensive,” he lamented.
In another protest, which occurred in San Francisco de Paula, in Havana, the regime sent uniformed personnel with the aim of repressing the demonstrators.
In the capital another group of Cubans met at Calzada del Cerrobetween San Pablo and Auditor, to also demand that the government restore electricity.
More protests were registered in Surgidero de Batabanó, Mayabeque, and in Arroyo Naranjo, Havana.
As a consequence of the demonstrations, the regime cut off the internet in the country, fearful that more people would join throughout the island, as happened on July 11, 2021 (J11).
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