"The Cuban government has led several protests in recent weeks to call on the US to allow oil to arrive to the island. Hundreds of women marched in Cuba's capital, Havana, to protest the de facto oil blockade and pressure campaign that the United States has imposed on the island."
"Top officials in Cuba's communist government led the demonstration, including Deputy Prime Minister Ines Maria Chapman and Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal. They denounced the US campaign against the Cuban government as a kind of collective punishment."
"This policy of abuse has to stop, Vidal told The Associated Press. The Cuban people don't deserve this. It's the most comprehensive, all-encompassing, and longest-running system of coercive measures ever imposed against an entire country."
Cuban protests have emerged recently, calling for the US to lift its oil blockade. Hundreds of women marched in Havana, displaying banners with the slogan 'Tear down the blockade.' The demonstration coincided with the birthday of Vilma Espin, a significant figure in the Cuban Revolution. Cuban officials condemned the US policies as collective punishment, asserting that the Cuban people do not deserve such treatment. The protests are a response to measures implemented under the Trump administration aimed at cutting Cuba's foreign oil imports.
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