Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "2021 Cuban protests" in English language version.
Cuba's decision not to negotiate with Covax likely comes down to finances. Even though the cash-strapped island is buckling under the pandemic and grinding U.S. sanctions, it isn't considered a low- or lower-middle-income economy by the World Bank and therefore isn't eligible for free vaccines under the program.
The protests underway in Havana, Santiago and other Cuban cities have sprung up in response to a new spike in Covid-19 cases, the government's strict authoritarianism, and food and water shortages stemming from a deep economic crisis.
the statement both lets the Cuban government off the hook for its own history of systemic racism and ignores the protesters' demands for change.
... the embargo is, like, 30% of the problem, and the other 70% is the ineptitude and management of the Cuban government and its authoritarianism.
This article was amended on 12 July 2021. The original agency caption on the image of people on the Máximo Gómez monument incorrectly described them as anti-government protesters. They were actually supporters of the government.
