According to the analyzes of the authors of the document, the number of anti-government protests in March this year was the largest since the mass social demonstrations that paralyzed Cuba from July 11 to 17, 2021.
Power and water shortages
Cubalex noted that while the source of population dissatisfaction in 2021 was food and medicine shortages amid the coronavirus pandemic, the recent demonstrations in Cuba are related to increasing power outages, fuel and water shortages.
On Thursday, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel confirmed the dramatic situation resulting from the lack of fuel. During a speech in Havana on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the proclamation of the socialist character of the Cuban revolution, he stated that “there is virtually no fuel anywhere on the island.”
There have always been fuel shortages in Cuba, observers say, but the situation worsened dramatically with the announcement on January 3 this year. by the US troops of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the suspension of Venezuelan oil deliveries to Cuba.
on Thursday, over 200,000 inhabitants of Havana were left without drinking water due to the failure of the water supply system. Many hours of electricity shortages led to the failure of the water supply system in the capital of Cuba, Havana.
According to the director of the capital's waterworks, Abel Fernandez Diaz, due to the interruption of electricity supplies, approximately 11% of the population has not received drinking water since Wednesday evening. inhabitants of Havana.
