Cuba arrests activists as government blames unrest on U.S. interference
By Sarah Marsh and Nelson Acosta
Reuters
HAVANA (Reuters) -Cuba blamed historic protests that took place over the weekend on U.S. economic asphyxiation and detained some of the highest profile activists, while the Biden administration said it supported the Cuban people s right to demonstrate.
The streets of Havana were quiet on Monday, although there was a heavy police presence and the capitol building, where more than a thousand had congregated the day before, was cordoned off. Outages in mobile internet - the only way many Cubans have of accessing the web - were frequent.
The Straits Times
A man is arrested during anti-government demonstrations in Havana on July 11, 2021.PHOTO: AFP
PublishedJul 13, 2021, 8:05 am SGT
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