Anti-government messages painted on the walls of the city of Bayamo and in the Havana neighborhoods of Santos Suárez and Palatino were reported this Saturday by activists and independent journalists, marking a new series of clandestine protest actions in various locations across Cuba.
The activist Salomé García shared on Facebook a video recorded in the Havana neighborhood of Santos Suárez, where a wall with several slogans against the Cuban regime can be seen.
Among the painted phrases, one can read "Down with Díaz-Canel," "Long live Trump," and "Down with the Castros, we don't want them."
According to García, the graffiti appeared despite the heavy police presence in the area. “Despite the militarization, Santos Suárez continues to excel in the emulation,” the activist wrote while sharing the images.
For his part, independent journalist Magdiel Jorge Castro posted on X images sent from the Havana neighborhood of Palatino, where similar messages also appeared. On the walls, slogans such as "Long live Trump" and "Down with Canel" could be read.
In Bayamo, opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer reported via the social network about the appearance of graffiti on a police unit located in the Camilo Cienfuegos neighborhood.
“Graffiti on a police unit in Bayamo,” Ferrer noted in his post, accompanied by a video of the location where the phrase “Down with Canel and the Castros” can be seen on a column
The graffiti adds to other recent episodes reported in various provinces of the country, where citizens have used walls, fences, and public buildings to express their rejection of the political system.
In recent days, slogans against the government also appeared in the city of Santiago de Cuba, specifically in the town of Sevilla, where phrases such as "Down with Canel" and "Down with communism" were painted on the walls of state institutions.
Local residents then reported the presence of police patrols following the emergence of the messages, while officers inspected the area and took control of the site where the slogans had been painted.
In Havana, a similar incident occurred when the Eloy Alfaro primary school woke up on Tuesday with several phrases against the dictatorship and communism painted on its exterior walls.
The images shared on social media displayed messages such as “Down with the dictatorship,” “Down with communism,” and “Freedom,” which were later erased by individuals present at the scene.
These types of actions have become increasingly common in different areas of the country. Amid prolonged blackouts, an economic crisis, and rising social discontent, some citizens choose to leave messages of protest in public spaces.
Graffiti is often done during the early hours of the morning or during power outages, when darkness reduces the risk of being identified by the authorities.
In Cuba, actions of this kind can be regarded by the government as enemy propaganda or subversive activity, offenses that can result in prison sentences of several years.
Despite this risk, the repetition of these slogans in different provinces reflects the growing social discontent and the persistence of symbolic expressions of protest within the island.
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