A new popular protest erupted this Friday at the intersection of Calzada de 10 de Octubre and Correa Street, in the Havana municipality of Diez de Octubre, according to a 19-second video shared on Facebook by the Council for the Transition Cuba.
The post was tagged with the text “#Article56 in development. Right now. At #10deOctubre and Correa Street. The country's frustration in a fragment of #Havana, Cuba,” a phrase that encapsulates both the legal claim of the protesters and the accumulated exhaustion of the population.
The video, filmed from inside a moving vehicle, shows an urban street lined with deteriorating colonial buildings and power poles with wires. The image appears slightly blurred due to the movement of the car.
According to witnesses, several women blocked the street in protest against the water shortage and blackouts.
This Friday's events carry a distinct political significance: the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance has called for a national "cacerolazo" at 9:00 p.m. on the eve of July 26, a date that the regime commemorates as a national holiday for the assault on the Moncada Barracks in 1953.
The municipality of Diez de Octubre is one of the most active epicenters of the wave of protests that has shaken Havana since early 2026. Protests have been documented in Santos Suárez, Lawton, Luyanó, La Víbora, and on Diez de Octubre Street itself.
On July 9th, at least 24 people were detained following a protest on the Calzada de Luyanó, within the same municipality.
The days leading up to this protest were marked by a consistent escalation. On Wednesday, new pot-banging and barricades were reported in Colón, Centro Habana, San Miguel del Padrón, and Santiago de Cuba. On Sunday, residents of Lawton took to the streets with pots and bonfires shouting "We want light! Freedom!”.
On Sunday, July 20, a cacerolazo with fire in Centro Habana shook the corner of Consulado and Refugio after several days without electricity.
The reasons fueling these protests are the same ones that have been driving Cubans to the streets for months: power outages that have lasted over 30 consecutive hours in various areas, a lack of water, and food shortages.
According to data published at the beginning of July, Cuba recorded 107 protests during June 2026, with Havana as the main epicenter.
The organization Cubalex documented 319 repressive events between May 15 and June 2026, while May ended with 332 recorded repressive actions, figures that reflect the intensity of the regime's response to popular discontent.
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