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July 21, 2021
Havana: A week after unprecedented anti-government protests in communist Cuba, a superficial calm appears to have returned to the island.
But experts told AFP discontent will continue simmering unless people see a clear improvement to their economic conditions and political rights. Analysts look at possible scenarios for the future.
With cries of we are hungry, down with the dictatorship, and freedom, the July 11 protests erupted spontaneously in the town of San Antonio de los Banos before spreading like wildfire to some 40 other locations, including the capital Havana.
The protests lasted little over a day, resulting in one death, dozens of injured and more than 100 arrests. Cuban political scientist Rafael Hernandez foresees that the communist authorities, used to controlling all aspects of life in Cuba, will now seek to identify and keep a
After unprecedented protests, what next for Cuba?
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20/07/2021 - 03:16 Unprecedented protests were largely driven by a population fed up with food and medicine shortages amid a spike in Cuba s coronavirus epidemic and the effects of its worst economic crisis in 30 years YAMIL LAGE AFP 4 min
Havana (AFP)
A week after unprecedented anti-government protests in communist Cuba, a superficial calm appears to have returned to the island.
But experts told AFP discontent will continue simmering unless people see a clear improvement to their economic conditions and political rights.
Analysts look at possible scenarios for the future.
- Clampdown? -
With cries of we are hungry, down with the dictatorship, and freedom, the July 11 protests erupted spontaneously in the town of San Antonio de los Banos before spreading like wildfire to some 40 other locations, including the capital Havana.