New messages against the Cuban regime have appeared in the last few hours in Havana, as shown in a video shared on social media by independent journalist José Luis Tan Estrada.
In the images, slogans written in red ink can be seen on walls, in a new public protest against the government.
Among the messages, phrases such as “Down with Díaz-Canel,” “Díaz-Canel is a bastard,” “Down with the dictatorship,” and “Martí wanted a free homeland” can be read, reflecting the growing discontent among citizens amidst the deep economic, social, and political crisis facing the Island.
The video was shared by Tan Estrada as evidence of the continued expressions of rejection against the government, despite the strong state repression and in a new context marked by increased pressures from the United States to facilitate regime change on the island.
CiberCuba has reported numerous similar cases in recent months, in which posters, graffiti, and dissenting messages have appeared in various areas of Havana and other provinces of the country.
In several of those incidents, the authorities responded with police operations, immediate deletion of messages, and arrests, particularly targeting young people and activists.
These graphic demonstrations occur in a context marked by prolonged blackouts, shortages of food and medicine, uncontrolled inflation, and an increase in political repression—factors that have fueled social unrest and the loss of legitimacy of the official narrative.
Despite the climate of surveillance and punishment, posters continue to emerge as a form of anonymous protest, used by citizens who seek to express their rejection of the dictatorship without directly exposing themselves to reprisals, in a country where dissent remains criminalized.
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