Hundreds of Cuban citizens took to the streets of Santiago de Cuba and Bayamo on Sunday to protest against power blackouts, severe food shortages, and the total lack of political rights under communism in the country. The peaceful protesters – who chanted “Electricity and Food,” “Fatherland and Life,” and “Freedom” – reportedly began to gather on Sunday afternoon, demanding an end to communism and the inhumane living conditions that the Castro regime continues to subject them to.
The protest wasCuba’s economic situation has deteriorated significantly in the past decade as more than six decades of communist rule have left the nation and its infrastructure in complete ruin, prompting thePower blackouts that can last 20 hours per day, which have plagued Cuban citizens for years, have dramatically worsened in recent weeks. Castro regime authorities admitted over the weekend that entire regions of the country are enduring blackouts “practically all day.” The daily blackouts now include the capital city of Havana – which had previously been spared from the worst consequences of the government’s failure to maintain the power grid. Similarly, worsening food shortages and inflation have led to rising hunger in the nation. The Sunday afternoon peaceful protests began in the streets of eastern Santiago de Cuba, extending to other areas as the day went b