Protests in Cuba continue to spread, with new demonstrations using pots and pans reported in Havana, this time in the areas of Buenavista (Playa) and San Agustín (La Lisa), amid the energy crisis and growing social discontent.
The independent journalist José Raúl Gallego reported on Facebook about a casserole protest this Tuesday in Buenavista, near 64th Street, where residents took to the streets to protest by banging pots in the middle of the night.
On his part, activist Magdiel Jorge Castro reported another demonstration in San Agustín, La Lisa, where he stated that after the protest, authorities restored the electrical service in the area.
“Effective cacerolazo in San Agustín (…) the regime restores electricity after the protest,” he noted on social media alongside images sent from the location.
Cacerolazos are also being reported in provinces such as Santiago de Cuba, where pots and pans can be heard in the Altamira and Vista Hermosa neighborhoods.
These new flashpoints of protest occur during what activists describe as the twelfth consecutive day of demonstrations on the island, with reports from multiple territories.
During the day, there were also protests involving pots and pans in Reparto Vista Alegre, in Ciego de Ávila, even starting early in the day, which shows a change in the dynamics of the protests, no longer confined to the night.
This Tuesday, similar actions have been reported in El Cerro, Vedado, Santiago de Cuba, among other locations.
The mass banging of pots and pans, driven mainly by prolonged blackouts, food shortages, and the deterioration of basic services, has become one of the primary forms of civic expression in Cuba.
Reports on social media also point to a growing challenge to the authorities' control, in a context where public demonstrations are often quickly suppressed.
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