• Miami Mayor Francis Suarez called on Biden administration to send troops to Cuba amid unrest on the island


• 'Cubans are worthy and ready to rule themselves without tyranny,' Suarez said on Sunday


• Thousands took to streets Sunday to denounce Communist government for its handling of economy, COVID


• People in Cuba are voicing anger over shortages of basic goods and curbs on civil liberties


• US State Department was slammed for suggesting the protests were over 'rising COVID cases/deaths'


• President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who heads the Communist Party, blamed US for the unrest in televised speech


• The protests broke out in San Antonio de los Banos municipality in Artemisa Province, bordering Havana


• Hundreds of residents chanted anti-government slogans and demanded vaccines, end to daily blackouts

"Cuba: The moment when Cuban youths destroy a picture of the dictator Fidel Castro." https://t.co/w4S1hCh3Ss

— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) July 12, 2021