Cuban citizens residing in Dominican Republic take part in a demonstration against the government of the Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel near the Cuban embassy, in Santo Domingo on July 12, 2021. (Photo by ERIKA SANTELICES/afp/AFP via Getty Images)
Cuba has lifted food and medicine restrictions amid some of the largest protests in decades. Earlier this week, Cuba announced it would be temporarily lifting restrictions on basic goods that travelers could bring into the country as protests rage on against the communist government.
“The Cuban government has attempted to silence their [Cubans] voices and communications through internet shutdowns, violence and arbitrary detentions of dozens of protesters, journalists, activists and other repressive tactics,” said U.S. State Department Spokesman Ned Price.
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Last weekend, thousands of Cubans flooded the streets in protest of mass shortages of food, medicine and other essential items. Cubans have also reported spending hours in lines just to buy groceries.
Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country’s tourism industry especially hard, propelling it into an even worse economic state.
Source: One America News Network
