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Cuba protests: 4 essential reads on dissent in the post-Castro era

  • Written by Catesby Holmes, International Editor | Politics Editor, The Conversation US
imageA rare unauthorized public gathering in Havana on July 11, 2021. Some demonstrators on the streets that day chanted 'Down with the dictatorship.' Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images

Street protests erupted across Cuba on July 11, 2021, with crowds of Cubans demonstrating against food scarcity, medicine shortages and economic misery in their island...

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