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Protesters in Cuba demand food and electricity as shortages bring hardship

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in recent days in the city of Santiago.
Drivers and motorcyclists line up to fill their tanks at a gas station in Havana, on Jan. 9, a day after the Cuban government announced a 500% hike in fuel prices.

MEXICO CITY — Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets in Cuba in recent days, furious over the lack of food and electricity. With chants of "hunger" and "we want food," the demonstrations have centered in Santiago de Cuba, the country's second-biggest city, and surrounding towns in the southeastern area of the island.

They are the biggest anti-government protests since 2021, when thousands of Cubans took to the streets, triggering a massive

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