As residents in Havana and other cities continue demonstrating against the government and its response to Hurricane Ian, security forces have beaten and arrested some protesters, and Cuba’s handpicked president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, warned the population that “counterrevolutionary” behavior like blocking the streets will be punished.
Since the storm slammed into the westernmost past of the island, Cubans around the capital and other cities have taken to the streets marching, banging pots and pans, blocking roads and demanding the government restore basic services like electricity and water. Ian damaged the already crippled electrical grid and caused the entire country to go dark on Sept. 27.
Many demonstrators have also been demanding political liberties, chanting “Freedom!”
