Cuban protesters against the regime attack a headquarters of the Communist Party

Food shortages, prolonged blackouts and deteriorating living conditions have led some citizens to express their discontent in an increasingly visible way, according to the newspaper. The New York Times.

In recent months there have been protests and acts of defiance that reflect the level of frustration accumulated among the population. One of the most striking episodes occurred this Friday in the city of Hummockwhere a group of people broke into a local headquarters of the Cuban Communist Partytook furniture out into the street and burned it.

This incident took place after several days of prolonged blackouts that left large areas of the municipality without electricity. These problems have intensified since the capture of Maduro and the cut off of crude oil trafficking that sent Venezuela to Cuba.

The entry of these protesters into the headquarters of the Communist Party, the sole party of the Cuban regime, represents an increase in the intensity of these protests, attacking one of the symbols of power of the dictatorship.

The altercations around the headquarters of the Communist Party occurred just three days before the president’s words. United States, Donald Trumpwhich He assured in an appearance in the Oval Office that “It will be a great honor to take Cuba“.

In parallel to this, the US president requested the departure of President Díaz-Canel, while stating that “it is a very weakened country” in reference to the continuous blackouts that affect Havana and that “it can do whatever it wants” with Cuba.

The protests of anti-regime demonstrators have not been limited to this episode. In different parts of the country there have been heard nocturnal cacerolazos and spontaneous demonstrations.

In the capital, Havana, some residents have taken to their balconies or the streets to protest during the blackouts, taking advantage of the darkness and the reduced police control that usually accompanies these cuts.

At least five people were arrested, according to a press release issued by the Cuban Ministry of the Interior.

This unrest of the Cuban population occurs in the midst of one of the worst economic crises that the island has experienced in decades. Cuba faces difficulties importing fuel and food, which has aggravated electricity generation problems and caused constant interruptions in energy supplies.

All this has plunged Cuba into an unsustainable situation. Trump himself, who has had his sights set on a possible fall of the communist regime for some time, has assured that “they are finished,” referring to the situation that the dictatorship currently has to face.

Added to this situation of weakness is inflation and the deterioration of the purchasing power of a large part of the population.

The government headed by Miguel Díaz-Canel has attributed much of the crisis to the economic embargo of USAas well as the drop in tourism income and structural problems of the Cuban economy. Authorities have also responded to some incidents with arrests and warnings against protests.

Network protests

The majority of the protesters, very young, suffered the onslaught of the revolutionary agents, who forcibly took control of the municipality. On her social networks, the dissident leader, Rosa María Payácriticized what happened in the streets.

“They report shooting in Morón by the police against the unarmed and peaceful people,” the opponent protested on her networks.

In addition, other residents reported through messages on social networks that the regime’s repressive forces even shot a minor.

This is the largest protests since the popular rebellion of July 11, 2021, savagely repressed by the Cuban regime after the president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, warned the country that “the combat order was given“.

Those of 2021 were the largest social outbreak in Cuba since the 1959 revolution, which caused great repression by the Díaz-Canel executive.

These different concentrations led to hundreds of arrests, who are still deprived of liberty, according to a recent report by Human Rights Watch.

The Cuban-American congressman of Republican Party, Carlos Giménezspoke out harshly on social network X, calling for the end of the dictatorship.

“¡SOS Cuba! All our support for the people of Morón, who are in the streets demanding their rights! Enough of the dictatorship that tramples on Cubans!” Giménez demanded.

For his part, the historian Oscar Grandío He stated that the “intensity” of these protests is the anticipation of the fall of the communist regime.

Hours before great protest carried out in the city of MorónPresident Díaz-Canel admitted in an appearance that his government is carrying out negotiations with the US executive, despite denying it in the previous days.

“The contacts are aimed at finding solutions through dialogue to the differences between both Governments,” said the president during a speech.

For his part, the Cuban president also spoke out against the intense protests. For the president, “people’s frustration with the deterioration of the situation in Cuba is understandable.”

In any case, he assured that what “will never be tolerated or justified” is “the violence and vandalism that threatens public peace and the security of our institutions,” he exclaimed this Saturday in response to the Morón protests.

The diary of Communist Party He said other buildings were also damaged, including a pharmacy and a state store.

This episode also caught the attention of American officials. The main US diplomat in Cuba, Mike Hammer, expressed his concern about the news that came online about the safety of the protesters.

“I was in Morón in January. I hope the Cubans are well there,” he broadcast on his networks.

For its part, Castroism’s response has been the celebration of what the media close to the Cuban dictatorship has called an “act of revolutionary reaffirmation”, carried out by Morón government officials and local party leaders.

At this event, the authorities in favor of Castroism and the continuity of the Cuban regime criticized the protests and expressed their support for the central executive, which has governed Cuba since 1959, when a revolution was imposed that has ended up plunging Cuba into the current chaos.