Tensions between Havana and Washington escalated again this weekend after a series of acts of repudiation against the United States ambassador in Cuba, Mike Hammer, organized by regime structures in less than 24 hours.
According to reports from journalist José Luis Tan Estrada, the third and most recent incident occurred this Sunday in Camagüey, where a mob organized by the regime harassed the diplomat upon his arrival in the city.
In a released video, Dayanny Francés, identified by Tan as a member of the Provincial UJC, can be heard leading insults and chants against Hammer.
"Internal sources from various PCC groups in Camagüey have sent me this video of another act of repudiation, which took place this morning against the ambassador of the United States," Tan stated, later confirming Francés's identity on social media.
This new episode adds to the two previously recorded in Trinidad and in Camagüey itself, during Saturday night.
In the first occurring in Trinidad, the diplomat was confronted by a small group of people as he left the San Francisco de Paula Church, after meeting with the priest and activist José Conrado Rodríguez.
According to a report on Facebook by professor and researcher Yanetsy Pino, five individuals shouted and insulted the ambassador in broad daylight, which she described as an act of repudiation.
"The video of the incident was sent to me from Trinidad; in the initial seconds, you can hear the shouting of those who participated," he recounted.
Hours later, on Saturday night, a second act of repudiation took place at the Santa María Hotel, in Plaza del Gallo in Camagüey, a location associated with the Office of the Historian of the City.
According to various reports, a mob mobilized by local authorities awaited the diplomat following his arrival from Ciego de Ávila, amid a widespread blackout that left the historic center completely dark.
During the harassment, the demonstrators shouted insults such as "Donald Trump's puppet," "imperialist," "murderer," "get out of Camagüey," and "down with the blockade," in a tense atmosphere monitored by plainclothes security agents.
The images, shared by various witnesses, show the presence of mobilized youths and political slogans identical to those used in events organized in previous decades against dissidents, journalists, and foreign diplomats.
In light of the escalating hostility, the government of the United States demanded that the Cuban regime cease its aggression and interference in the diplomatic work of Ambassador Hammer.
The U.S. government's Office of Western Hemisphere Affairs emphasized in a statement published on X:
The illegitimate Cuban regime must immediately cease its repressive acts of sending individuals to interfere with the diplomatic work of Chargé d'Affaires Hammer and the members of the Embassy team. Our diplomats will continue to meet with the Cuban people, despite the regime's failed intimidation tactics.
Hammer himself stated on Saturday that “some have shouted insults, but they do not represent the ordinary Cuban people,” and reaffirmed his decision to continue his travels across the country to “meet more Cubans and discuss their aspirations for a better Cuba.”
The three acts of repudiation in less than 24 hours mark an unprecedented escalation in the harassment actions of the Cuban regime against a U.S. diplomatic representative, at a time of increasing international pressure and sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump on the dictatorship of Miguel Díaz-Canel.
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