State Department Marks Five Years Since Cuba's July 11 Protests
Rubio warns Havana's leaders to embrace genuine reform and free political prisoners before it is too late.
- July 11, 2021: thousands of Cubans took to the streets against repression and economic collapse.
- State security beat demonstrators and jailed thousands; hundreds remain detained today.
- Washington offers aid, reconstruction and a new relationship, contingent on the regime's real reforms.
Why it matters: A regime that exists to control the people does not give up that control for foreign money.
U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesperson ↗ · Jul 12, 20267/12/26