And that gust of heat hits you in the face. Hello and welcome. Opponents of cubas communist government say dozens of activists have been arrested after thousands of people joined the biggest protests in decades. Some were detained at the demonstrations, others were arrested at their homes. The protests called for democratic freedoms and criticised the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. President Miguel Diaz Canel has blamed the United States embargo for the unrest. He said it was aimed at encouraging dissent and social unrest. Our North America Editor Jon Sopel has more. Libertad libertad, the crowd in havana shouts, orfreedom. But while many cubans feel this in their hearts, its extremely rare for protesters to take to the streets to give vent to their anger in this one party communist state. Translation we are here because of the Repression L against the people. They are starving us to death. Havana is collapsing. We have no house, nothing, but they have the money to build hotels
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