Isolated protest in eastern Cuba sparks dueling versions on social media


  • World
  • Sunday, 07 May 2023

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cubans in Caimanera, a small port town near the U.S. military base at Guantanamo, took to the streets late on Saturday evening, according to social media and official reports, in the first known anti-government protests of the year in Cuba.

Videos posted on social media, many shared by dissidents outside Cuba and by human rights groups, showed what appeared to be men in military uniforms and others in civilian clothing confronting dozens of protesters on a dimly lit street while onlookers recorded the events with cellphones.

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