Bayan
01-16-2023, 12:33 AM
This episode contains strong language.
It was a surprise to many recently when protesters took to the streets in a small town near Havana to express their grievances with Cuba’s authoritarian government. Cubans do not protest in huge numbers.
Even more remarkable: The protests spread across the island.
Why are Cubans protesting, and what happens next?
Guest: Ernesto Londo?o (https://www.nytimes.com/by/ernesto-londono?smid=pc-thedaily), the Brazil bureau chief for The New York Times, covering the southern cone of South America.
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Background reading:
Thousands of Cubans have taken to the streets in cities around their country to protest food and medicine shortages, in a remarkable eruption of discontent (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/11/world/americas/cuba-crisis-protests.html) not seen in nearly 30 years.
Security forces arrested dozens of protesters after a wave of demonstrations on Sunday. But dissidents expressed hope the protests would lead to lasting change (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/world/americas/cuba-protest-arrests.html).
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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It was a surprise to many recently when protesters took to the streets in a small town near Havana to express their grievances with Cuba’s authoritarian government. Cubans do not protest in huge numbers.
Even more remarkable: The protests spread across the island.
Why are Cubans protesting, and what happens next?
Guest: Ernesto Londo?o (https://www.nytimes.com/by/ernesto-londono?smid=pc-thedaily), the Brazil bureau chief for The New York Times, covering the southern cone of South America.
Sign up here (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily) to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, subscribe to our newsletter (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline).
Background reading:
Thousands of Cubans have taken to the streets in cities around their country to protest food and medicine shortages, in a remarkable eruption of discontent (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/11/world/americas/cuba-crisis-protests.html) not seen in nearly 30 years.
Security forces arrested dozens of protesters after a wave of demonstrations on Sunday. But dissidents expressed hope the protests would lead to lasting change (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/world/americas/cuba-protest-arrests.html).
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)