#Breaking Major protest right now on Dale Mabry Highway by I-275. Day three of protest in Tampa in solidarity with Cuban people uprising against the communist regime. @TampaPD telling protesters to leave the roadway. https://t.co/zJPIa3tIha @WFLA pic.twitter.com/xsRiqjnV3k
— Justin Schecker (@WFLAJustin) July 13, 2021
The protest in Tampa is part of demonstrations that occurred in cities across Florida this week, with hundreds of protesters taking to the streets.
The United States currently imposes the most comprehensive and longest-running economic sanctions against Cuba in modern history, which has helped cripple the economy of the island. The U.N. General Assembly has repeatedly condemned the U.S. embargo as contrary to the Charter of the United Nations and international law.
The recent protesters blame the Communist government for the economic issues and shortages the people face, while others blame the economic sanctions imposed by the U.S.
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