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The Cuban influencer Nathalee Ramos, known on social media as "La Nathy," published a reel on Instagram against the Cuban dictatorship this Saturday, in which she harshly denounces the misery, power outages, separated families, and deaths in hospitals due to lack of supplies.
"Down with the Castro-Canel dictatorship. Too much pain accumulated in a single country. Misery, blackouts, separated families, people of all ages dying in hospitals due to lack of supplies, all because of a failed system," Ramos wrote in the post's description.
In the 58-second video, the Cuban dentist based in Miami goes further and states: "Definitely, dignity is something that the Cuban dictatorship does not understand, because to have dignity, one must have a soul, principles, and a minimum of humanity."
Ramos also directly targets those who support the regime: "You cannot expect empathy from those who have turned suffering into a norm and abuse into a system."
The publication is part of a wave of protests that have been shaking Cuba since mid-May. Between May 12 and May 15, demonstrations with pans and pots were reported in multiple neighborhoods of Havana —Luyanó, Marianao, Nuevo Vedado, Santos Suárez, Lawton, Guanabacoa, and San Miguel del Padrón— and in Santiago de Cuba.
In Marianao, residents closed the street at 100 and 51 in protest against over 20 hours without electricity, while in San Miguel del Padrón, people gathered in front of the municipal government headquarters chanting "Electricity and food!".
In Reparto Bahía, there was also acasserole protest with the slogan "Down with the dictatorship!", and in Santiago de Cuba, similar protests were reported in Reparto Portuondo after more than 12 hours without electricity.
Ramos acknowledges in the video that he has been "seeing the entire town lying in the streets with protests for several days" and delivers a direct message: "The desire for freedom is so great that what you offer the Cuban people seems insufficient."
The video coincides with a published this Saturday: over 100,000 patients are awaiting surgeries delayed by power outages — including more than 11,000 children — and around five million people with chronic illnesses are facing disruptions in their treatments.
The Cuban Observatory of Conflicts recorded 1,133 protests just in April 2026, a 29.5% increase compared to the same month in the previous year, and 1,245 in March, the highest monthly figure since July 11, 2021.
At least 14 people have been arrested in Havana since March 6 in connection with the noise protests, according to reports from human rights organizations.
Ramos ended his post with a plea that captures the sentiments of thousands in the diaspora: "They will not silence us. Freedom for political prisoners and for the Cuban people. LONG LIVE FREE CUBA."
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