Cuba withdraws accreditation for five journalists from Spanish news agency EFE

FILE PHOTO: A view of a street in downtown Havana, Cuba, November 9, 2019. Picture taken on November 9, 2019. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini//File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - Five journalists from the Spanish news agency EFE have had their press accreditations withdrawn by the Cuban government ahead of a banned protest march by opposition groups planned for Monday, EFE said.

The authorities had summoned the three editors, a photographer and a television cameraperson to inform them of the decision, EFE said in a statement, adding that it was not clear if the measure was temporary or permanent. It noted that the action took place on the eve of Monday's banned march.