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Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets chanting “freedom” and “we are no longer afraid” and calling for President Miguel Diaz-Canel to step down.
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Cuba's 'clarion call for freedom': As protests erupt, Biden calls for leader to step down Back to video
The protests erupted amid Cuba’s worst economic crisis since the fall of the Soviet Union. It has seen a record surge in coronavirus infections, power outages, medicine shortages, and Cubans have been queuing for hours for basic necessities.
Biden said: “We stand with the Cuban people and their clarion call for freedom and relief from the tragic grip of the pandemic, and from the decades of repression and economic suffering.