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The administration says it is considering a range of additional options including providing internet access to Cubans.
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Cubans are calling for change, with rare protests breaking out in July.
9 Aug 2021
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Hundreds were arrested during protests this month and many face charges of contempt, public disorder and vandalism.
![People take part in a demonstration in support of the government of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Havana, Cuba, July 11, 2021 [File: Yamil Lage/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/000_9ER3N8.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Since the beginning of protests in Cuba, the US corporate media have been peddling outright lies about the country.
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