2020 Cuban protests

The 2020 Cuban protests was a series of peaceful demonstrations nationwide in Cuba between June 29, 2020 and December 2, 2020. On June 29, 2020, peaceful demonstrations were held throughout the territory,[1] and in addition to demanding justice for Hansel Hernández, they also demanded the release of opponents such as Silverio Portal Contreras. The Cuban government accused the opposition of propagating fake news ; on the contrary, the government was criticized for the sources used by related media coming from a YouTube channel with accusations of racism, homophobia and transphobia.[2] On July 30, members of the Cuban Army were transferred to various parts of Havana to control the demonstrations.[3] The Committee to Protect Journalists reported that the state company Cuban Telecommunications Company (ETECSA) cut off access to Internet to prevent an increase in demonstrations.[4]

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References
  1. "Peaceful protests are called in Cuba to demand justice for the death of Hansel Hernández". CiberCuba. June 29, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  2. "Press The ruling party assumes an anonymous youtuber's version of the death of a young man at the hands of the police in Cuba". CiberCuba. June 26, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  3. "Alert about military movement on the eve of protest in Havana". ADN Cuba. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  4. "Against the censorship: IAPA and CPJ condemn the repression in Cuba". Radio Televisión Martí. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
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