Cubans Take to the Streets

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🗓️ 15 July 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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This episode contains strong language. It was a surprise to many recently when protesters took to the streets in a small town near Havana to express their grievances with Cuba’s authoritarian government. Cubans do not protest in huge numbers. Even more remarkable: The protests spread across the island. Why are Cubans protesting, and what happens next? Guest: Ernesto Londoño, the Brazil bureau chief for The New York Times, covering the southern cone of South America.

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0:00.0	From New York Times, I'm Michael Bavaro. This is Adelaide.
0:10.0	Today.
0:12.0	What sparked this week's massive protests in Cuba?
0:16.0	The country's largest in 30 years.
0:19.0	A steadherndon spoke with our colleague Ernesto Lundanyu
0:24.0	about the protesters' demands, the government's response
0:28.0	and what may happen next.
0:32.0	It's Thursday, July 15th.
0:38.0	Ernesto, what were you thinking when you first heard that there were mass protests
0:42.0	that were breaking out across Cuba?
0:44.0	You know, the thing to know about Cuba is people don't protest in large numbers.
0:49.0	So when I started getting text messages and clicking on the videos on Sunday,
0:55.0	my jaw dropped.
0:59.0	What happened was protesters took to the streets in this little town that is not very well known.
1:05.0	San Antonio de los Banjos, which is near Havana, and started broadcasting live protests.
1:11.0	Wait a second, don't go to the streets.
1:15.0	The Indian government.
1:18.0	And the more people that were taking to the streets, the more their neighbors wanted to follow them.
1:26.0	People started screaming freedom, liweda, what clear reference to the authoritarian system
1:34.0	that Cubans have been living in for decades.
1:37.0	People started protesting the government and invoking the president's name,
1:42.0	which is something that Cubans don't do frequently
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