After the protest that took place on the night of Monday, December 8, in Cabacú (Baracoa), where several residents took to the streets shouting “We want electricity and water!”, official profiles of the Cuban regime hurried to deny the events and accused independent media of “manipulation.”
The page Primera Trinchera, linked to government propaganda, described the events as “isolated incidents” and blamed “anti-Cuban media” for exaggerating the situation “to cause disorder.” In its post, the account even shared a screenshot of a post from Asere Noticias de Cuba —which reported on the protest and displayed photos of the event— labeling it as “manipulation.”
Another similar reaction came from the user Carlos Pérez, who claimed that in Cabacú “there were no disturbances or political protests,” but rather a supposed “dialogue” between neighbors and authorities. Pérez also used hashtags such as #NoALaManipulación and #SinMorbo, reiterating the official narrative that seeks to downplay citizens’ demands.
However, the videos shared on social media present a different reality. The activist Juannier Rodríguez posted images showing dozens of people gathered in the middle of the street at night, demanding water and electricity. "People from the Cabacú area in Baracoa protest due to the lack of water and electricity. December 8, 2025," he wrote in his post.
For its part, Martí Noticias reshared the scene of protesters demanding the restoration of drinking water service and an end to the blackouts affecting the population.
The images reveal a fact that pro-government pages attempt to deny: a spontaneous and peaceful protest by citizens fed up with the lack of basic services, a situation that is occurring in various areas of the country.
Similar protests were also reported in Marianao and other municipalities in Havana, where residents took to the streets to demand the restoration of electrical service.
The attempts by defenders of Castroism to downplay what has occurred stand in stark contrast to the visual evidence and the growing social unrest across the island, marked by power outages, shortages, and the lack of effective responses from the Government.
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