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Moron again becomes a centre of Cuba protests amid blackout caused by US embargo, Trump says he can ‘do anything’

Moron again becomes a centre of Cuba protests amid blackout caused by US embargo, Trump says he can ‘do anything’

Protests against the Communist Party government in Cuba have centred once again, after years, around the party office in the city of Moron. Over the weekend, there was a rare outburst of public dissent triggered by blackouts, which have been caused mainly by a US oil blockade, news agency AP reported from capital Havana. Anti-government protesters look on as a fire burns at a Communist Party office in Moron, Cuba, in this screengrab from video released over the weekend. (Video grab: Social Media via Reuters) Moron was also the site of significant protests during anti-government riots in July 2021, the largest since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution. A leading anti-government activist, Yoani Sanchez, has since said she’s been holed up in her home by policeman dressed in civilian clothes in Havana. The situation appeared to near a breaking point as US President Donald Trump, at present in the middle of a war with Iran, also escalated his rhetoric against Cuba, saying he might have the “honour” of “taking Cuba” in some form. “I can do anything …