Cuban Protests Persist Amid Government Efforts to Quell Unrest

Despite government attempts to distribute food and address complaints, Cubans continue to demand electricity, food, and freedom.

Protests erupted in Santiago de Cuba and spread to several provinces, with demonstrators demanding an end to electricity and food shortages.
The Cuban government's response included distributing rice and milk and blaming 'terrorists' in the US for inciting unrest.
Despite efforts to calm the situation, reports of police repression and arrests of protestors have emerged.
Internet and mobile data services were cut in an attempt to prevent the spread of protests and reporting on the unrest.
The economic crisis in Cuba, exacerbated by the US embargo and internal policies, has led to worsening living conditions.