Thursday, March 07, 2024

Cuba In Deep Crisis: Is Collapse Of The Communist Regime Looming? – Analysis

One hopes that this article got it right!

Cuba libre! The communist rule since 1959 needs to end!

"On February 28, it was announced that for the first time in history, the Cuban communist regime requested humanitarian aid from the United Nations, specifically from the UN World Food Program (WFP), due to the impossibility of distributing subsidized milk to children under the age of 7. ...
Thirdly, the Trump administration tightened certain sanctions against Cuba that were lifted by the Obama administration, which greatly reduced the amount of money sent to the island by the Cuban diaspora from the US. The Trump establishment has banned trade with companies acting on behalf of the Cuban military, Cuban intelligence and security services. It is also forbidden for Americans to travel to Cuba for educational and cultural purposes. The Biden administration eased some restrictions, but not all. ...
As previously mentioned, in July 2021, massive anti-government protests broke out across Cuba. They were the biggest protests since the communists came to power in 1959 and seriously shook the regime. The protesters were motivated by the poor state of the economy, the government’s failure to implement promised economic and political reforms, resentment at the authoritarianism of the government, the restriction of civil liberties, as well as the introduction of quarantine due to the pandemic.
The protests lasted a week. The government responded by cracking down on protests, making hundreds of arrests and indicting at least 710 Cubans for crimes including sedition. Some protesters received long prison terms in trials that international organizations have deemed unfair. ..."

Cuba In Deep Crisis: Is Collapse Of The Communist Regime Looming? – Analysis – Eurasia Review



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