The Stranglehold on Cuba’s Energy; Six Months of Crisis and Resistance
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Citizen By Vijay Prashad For more than six decades, the United States has tried to get the Cuban people to pay the consequences of its decision to follow a socialist and independent path. The last phase of this economic war has focused on the island's most vulnerable artery: its energy supply. Six months after Washington intensified pressure on the countries and companies that supply Cuba with oil, this policy has not brought democracy or improv…
Martín Olivera NotiPress During 2026, social discontent in Cuba reached a dimension that surpasses isolated episodes and extends throughout much of the national territory.The protests gathered complaints linked to basic services, economic conditions and restrictions on public freedoms, while the arrests increased along with the mobilizations.During the first half of 2026, the organization Cubalex counted 766 demonstrations distributed in 141 mu…
In the first six months of the year, 766 demonstrations were registered in 141 municipalities of the island
The lack of electricity, water and basic services fueled a wave of mobilizations that reached its highest level since the NGO Cubalex began documenting them in 2022 The organization reported 766 street actions in 141 municipalities during the...
The human rights NGO Cubalex stated, in a report published this week on Friday (18), that the first half of 2026 in Cuba was marked by an "unprecedented increase" in protests and, consequently, in repression on the island. Read more (08/19/2026
The Cubanlex NGO said today that "the energy, water and sanitation crisis" caused an "unprecedented increase" of protests in Cuba in the first half of 2026, with 766 demonstrations in 141 municipalities on the island.
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