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Cuba blames unrest on US sanctions, social media campaigns • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 12 Jul 2021
#Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Monday blamed #US sanctions, tightened in recent years, for the medicine shortages, power outages and other economic shortcomings that fueled unusual #protests this weekend. Appearing alongside his Cabinet in a televised address, he also blamed a social media campaign for weaponizing the shortages against what he called Communist-run Cuba's revolution. Assistant Professor in John Jay College John Gutierrez tells us more.

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