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| | On May 18, 2021, Cuban government arrested rapper Maykel Osorbo for criticising communist government.<ref> [https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/gente-zona-cuba-people-marching-174822221.html Cuban rapper Maykel Osorbo arrested for criticising communist government] By WIC News Reporter, 4 June 2021</ref> | | On May 18, 2021, Cuban government arrested rapper Maykel Osorbo for criticising communist government.<ref> [https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/gente-zona-cuba-people-marching-174822221.html Cuban rapper Maykel Osorbo arrested for criticising communist government] By WIC News Reporter, 4 June 2021</ref> |
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| − | A surprising uprising demonstrations by Cubans for freedom rose in July 2021. And one was murdered.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57830160.amp Cuba protests: One dead and scores missing after rare demonstrations - BBC] | + | A surprising uprising demonstrations by Cubans for freedom rose since July 10 2021. And one was murdered.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57830160.amp Cuba protests: One dead and scores missing after rare demonstrations - BBC] |
| | The rare anti-government demonstrations began on Sunday, when thousands took to the streets in protest over food. | | The rare anti-government demonstrations began on Sunday, when thousands took to the streets in protest over food. |
| | July 14, 2021</ref> The Biden State Department reacted with the absurd claim that the protests were not against communist oppression, but rather "to express concern about rising [[COVID]] cases/deaths & medicine shortages."<ref>https://twitter.com/WHAAsstSecty/status/1414334778095046656</ref> Chief junta propagandist [[Jen Psaki]] said, "Making sure your people have medical assistance, food, water that's something any government should be providing.”<ref>https://twitter.com/MehdiHasanShow/status/1414386901134594048</ref> While the [[commissar]] of [[Homeland Security]] [[Alejandro Mayorkas]] refused to take any refugees and asylum seekers from the brutal communist dicatorship.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfVQKwgjpI Sen. Rubio on Cubans rallying against communism: ‘Horrifying’]</ref> | | July 14, 2021</ref> The Biden State Department reacted with the absurd claim that the protests were not against communist oppression, but rather "to express concern about rising [[COVID]] cases/deaths & medicine shortages."<ref>https://twitter.com/WHAAsstSecty/status/1414334778095046656</ref> Chief junta propagandist [[Jen Psaki]] said, "Making sure your people have medical assistance, food, water that's something any government should be providing.”<ref>https://twitter.com/MehdiHasanShow/status/1414386901134594048</ref> While the [[commissar]] of [[Homeland Security]] [[Alejandro Mayorkas]] refused to take any refugees and asylum seekers from the brutal communist dicatorship.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfVQKwgjpI Sen. Rubio on Cubans rallying against communism: ‘Horrifying’]</ref> |
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| | ''[[Breitbart]]'' reported that socialist President Miguel Díaz-Canel issued an “order of combat” on July 11. 2021 demanding that civilian “[[revolution]]aries” take the streets and violently assault anyone suspected of protesting against the regime. The regime shut down most access to the [[internet]], but [[video]]s smuggled out of the country showed buses full of armed civilians driving into some of the cities with the largest presence of dissidents, on orders to attack protesters.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2021/07/16/cuba-protesters-white-house-joe-biden-power-stop-this-one-day/</ref> | | ''[[Breitbart]]'' reported that socialist President Miguel Díaz-Canel issued an “order of combat” on July 11. 2021 demanding that civilian “[[revolution]]aries” take the streets and violently assault anyone suspected of protesting against the regime. The regime shut down most access to the [[internet]], but [[video]]s smuggled out of the country showed buses full of armed civilians driving into some of the cities with the largest presence of dissidents, on orders to attack protesters.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2021/07/16/cuba-protesters-white-house-joe-biden-power-stop-this-one-day/</ref> |
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| | + | Further on, the Cuban government blocked the internet.<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/MaElviraSalazar/status/1416542266655641601</ref> |
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| | Some U.S. politicians voiced support for Cuba protesters as State Department called for "calm".<ref>Tre'Vaughn Howard, [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cuba-protest-united-states-reactions/ Some U.S. politicians voice support for Cuba protesters as State Department calls for "calm"] CBS, July 12, 2021.</ref> | | Some U.S. politicians voiced support for Cuba protesters as State Department called for "calm".<ref>Tre'Vaughn Howard, [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cuba-protest-united-states-reactions/ Some U.S. politicians voice support for Cuba protesters as State Department calls for "calm"] CBS, July 12, 2021.</ref> |