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A Cuban mother identified as Zea Gisselle reported on social media a series of surveillance and pressure actions following the protests that took place in the Zamora neighborhood, in Marianao, Havana.
In a lengthy testimony published on , the woman recounted that, following the demonstration, the neighborhood was subjected to constant patrols with the presence of police and State Security agents, as well as visits from local authorities to the families involved.
According to her account, municipal government officials visited the homes of mothers who participated in the protest, bringing food in what she described as a gesture of control and exposure, as the women were recorded during the delivery.
She also stated that several of them were subsequently summoned for interviews, where they received warnings not to participate in new demonstrations, especially those in a more vulnerable situation.
The complainant also criticized the stigmatization of the neighborhood residents, who she claims are portrayed as criminals despite being citizens affected by hunger, scarcity, and precarious living conditions.
The testimony includes questions about the education system after a teacher reprimanded her for attending the protest with her son, in a context she described as characterized by a lack of basic resources and social decline.
"We are from the neighborhood and we demand our rights, but we are not criminals," the woman reiterated, while defending the peaceful nature of the demonstration and the citizens' right to demand better living conditions.
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