Cuba faced the biggest protests since the revolution. One year on, the government’s grip is tighter than ever

Posted on July 11, 2022 by

The largest anti-government protests to take place in Cuba since the 1959 revolution started with a blackout on a boiling hot summer day. After days of power cuts by the government, residents in the small city of San Antonio de los Baños ran out of patience. On July 11, 2021, they took to the streets to complain.