Cuba's crackdown on dissidents continues, despite US pressure
Cuba continues its crackdown on dissidents amid ongoing protests against energy shortages and power outages. Maria Angélica Ramirez, a mother of a jailed protester, describes the constant surveillance she faces from state security. Despite the risks, she remains vigilant and cautious in her efforts to speak out against the regime.
- ▪Maria Angélica Ramirez is concerned about being monitored by state security.
- ▪Her son was sentenced to six years in prison for participating in protests.
- ▪The protests in July 2021 were sparked by anger over living conditions in Cuba.
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A man bangs on a saucepan in front of a lit fire during a protest against energy shortages and power outages in the Lawton neighborhood of Havana on May 14, 2026. YAMIL LAGE/AFP "I don't think I was followed," whispered Maria Angélica Ramirez, as if to reassure herself, as she spoke to Le Monde in a town on the outskirts of Havana, the Cuban capital. The 60-year-old, originally from the municipality of San Antonio de los Baños, took great precautions to evade the authorities' watchful eye and make her way, on a Wednesday morning in late April, to the meeting place she had chosen in advance: a small, discreet park in a neighboring locality, not far from José Martí International Airport.
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