A new pot-banging protest was reported Tuesday night in Santiago de Cuba, on another day marked by citizen discontent over the prolonged blackouts and the crisis the country is facing.
The complaint was shared on social media by independent journalist Yosmany Mayeta Labrada, who posted an audio recording where pots can be heard being struck by neighbors in various parts of the city.
"A clean cauldron, the people of Santiago are playing tonight, Tuesday," Mayeta wrote while describing the protest.
The material features multiple sounds of pots and metal utensils, a form of protest that has become common in Cuba during power outages, especially at night.
This pot-banging protest adds to other recent demonstrations across the country, including in Havana and Morón, where citizens have taken to the streets to express their frustration over prolonged blackouts, food shortages, and daily struggles.
Protests through the banging of pots and pans have become one of the main forms of popular expression on the island, in a context where open demonstrations are often suppressed by the authorities.
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