Photo source: NBC News By Naveed Qazi | Editor, Globe Upfront The Cuban protests in July 2021 surprised the communist government due to its sheer intensity and attendance. It was actually a landmark moment as the protests had put immense pressure on the regime. The reasons for protests were shortage of medicines, power outages and food supplies. From the streets of Havana to Santiago, protestors chanted ‘libertad’ (freedom) and ‘We want change’ while holding placards that read, 'Down with the dictatorship,', 'Down with Communism', and 'Freedom for the people of Cuba'. Some of the demonstrators sang Patria y Vida ("Fatherland and Life"), a rap and reggaeton hit. It’s title plays on a slogan – ‘Fatherland or Death’, which dates back to the 1950s, when the late Fidel Castro's revolutionaries overthrew the government. Protests had begun in San Antonio de los Baños, a small town, south of Havana. These demonstrations generated ‘a chain reaction’ that ...