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Street protests are rare in most communist states because they are especially risky. In Cuba as in China, protests against the government can quickly result in a visit from police, an arrest and likely a stint in a very unpleasant prison. So it’s noteworthy when people accept that risk and protest anyway.<\/p>\n
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For weeks, Cubans have been going out at night to bang pots and pans in protest of the blackouts and the regime’s inability to do anything about it.<\/p>\n
\nCuba \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfa BREAKING: nighttime protests have erupted in the capital Havana.<\/p>\n
After more then 60 hours without any electricity people have had enough. Protests against thr communist regime are now being reported in several neighborhoods across the capital. pic.twitter.com\/VKFQLNoFkE<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) March 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
That has usually been the extent of it. People in complete darkness making some noise. But yesterday resident of one city escalated by attacking the local communist party headquarters and setting it on fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cLibertad, libertad,\u201d shouted hundreds of demonstrators as they faced off against police outside the precinct in Mor\u00f3n, a city of about 70,000 near Cuba\u2019s northeastern coast. Protesters then marched to the offices of the ruling Communist Party, according to the Cuban government and videos posted on social media.<\/p>\n
Residents threw rocks at the building and tried to set it ablaze. Others climbed on the building\u2019s second story and threw papers and furniture into the street, which they then set on fire. At the time of the protest, Mor\u00f3n hadn\u2019t had any electricity for 30 hours…<\/p>\n
Alberto Echemend\u00eda, the head of the Communist Party in Mor\u00f3n, held a rally of \u201crevolutionary reaffirmation\u201d in front of the ransacked party headquarters. \u201cWe live in complicated times,\u201d he told El Invasor, a regional official newspaper, blaming U.S. economic sanctions for the riots.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\n <\/p>\nThe NY Times has more based on videos of the incident<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nVideos circulating on social media showed the group approaching the building with flaming objects and throwing them inside. \u201cBurn it all down!\u201d one man said…<\/p>\n
In one of the videos, what sounds like a gunshot can be heard. \u201cThey got him,\u201d a man said as the camera shows a person limping and then collapsing before people gather around, calling for help. \u00a0It is not clear from the video if the man was actually shot.<\/p>\n
The unrest in Mor\u00f3n is the most significant in years, experts say. It came only hours after President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel acknowledged in a televised address that members of the Cuban government had been engaging in talks with the Trump administration, which has effectively cut off oil shipments to the island for the past three months.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Here’s one of the videos that has been circulating.<\/p>\n
\n\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: Massive protests have erupted in Cuba as fuel shortages and rolling blackouts push the country deeper into crisis.<\/p>\n
In Mor\u00f3n, protesters stormed a Communist Party office, dragged furniture into the street, and set it on fire while shouting for freedom. pic.twitter.com\/ffl5LpQw8D<\/a><\/p>\n
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\n <\/p>\n\nEsto es emocionante. Se est\u00e1 comenzando a respirar libertad en Cuba.<\/p>\n
Octava noche consecutiva de protestas, pero est\u00e1 ya comienza a ser masiva. Todo el pueblo de Ciego de Avila est\u00e1 en las calles.<\/p>\n
El pueblo unido contra la dictadura. Que todo el mundo vea estas im\u00e1genes. pic.twitter.com\/1vrQhb05ap<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Agust\u00edn Antonetti (@agusantonetti) March 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Government officials spent Saturday reaffirming their commitment to the revolution<\/a>:<\/p>\n
\nOn Saturday, Mor\u00f3n government officials and local party leaders held what a state-owned newspaper called a \u201crevolutionary reaffirmation ceremony\u201d to criticize the protest and express support for the state.<\/p>\n
Jos\u00e9 Ra\u00fal Gallego, a researcher for the Cuban exile human rights group Cubalex, said that what happened in Mor\u00f3n showed how dissent may be becoming more confrontational. \u201cFor the first time,\u201d he said, \u201cpeople are going to the heart of political power and attacking it head-on.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Even as the people of Cuba are increasingly willing to protest the government, there is a pro-communist backlash among leftists in the western world. Here’s Greta Thunberg offering a defense of Cuba and lashing out at “the pedophile Trump.” She’s calling for protesters to show up at US embassies worldwide this coming weekend to show support for communist Cuba.<\/p>\n
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\n <\/p>\n\nGreta is complaining that Trump won\u2019t allow the Cuban communist dictatorship to import fossil fuels to power their dictatorship<\/p>\n
What\u2019s the matter Greta, I thought you wanted the planet to go Green! pic.twitter.com\/OJanbg2uJa<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Drew Pavlou \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddfc (@DrewPavlou) March 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It’s not really a surprise that Greta is pro-communism and pro-Iranian theocracy at this point. Like a lot of leftists, she’s fine with dictatorship so long as the dictators oppose the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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