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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ruaridh Nicoll in Havana

Cuba’s students call for resignations and strikes after brutal internet price hike

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People pass by an office of the state-run telecommunications company Etecsa in Havana, Cuba, on 3 June. Photograph: Norlys Perez/Reuters

Having endured electricity blackouts, water shortages, transport failures and the spiralling cost of food, Cuba’s students appear to have finally lost patience with their government over a ferocious price hike for the country’s faltering internet.

Local chapters of Cuba’s Federation of University Students (FEU) have been calling for a slew of measures, including attendance strikes, explanations from ministers and even the resignation of their own organisation’s president.

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