2021 Cuban protests

The 2021 Cuban protests are a series of ongoing protests against the government of Cuba. It began on July 11, 2021 and were caused by the government’s violation of its citizens’ human rights (in particular the right of expression), shortages of food and medicine as well as the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba.^[2][3][4]

2021 Cuban protests
Protests in Havana
Date	11 July 2021 – present (2 years, 9 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Location	Cuba, worldwide
Caused by	Food and medicine shortages[1] Mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic[1] Dissatisfaction with the Cuban government
Methods	Protest marches
Resulted in	Crackdown America establishes sanctions on the Communist government
Parties to the civil conflict
Anti-government protesters San Isidro Movement Supported by: Cuban diaspora  United States Government: Law enforcement Armed Forces Communist Party
Lead figures
No centralized leadership Miguel Diaz-Canel Salvador Valdés Mesa Manuel Marrero Cruz Esteban Lazo Hernández
Number
Thousands Unknown

Cuban president and Communist Party first secretary Miguel Díaz-Canel blamed the United States and the United States embargo against Cuba and economic sanctions for the situation leading to the unrest.^[5][6]