Thousands of people took to the streets across Cuba this weekend to protest the Caribbean country’s economic hardship and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The size of the protests are a rare occurrence in Cuba, which has been controlled by a communist government for decades. In addition to government repression, much of the protests focused on Cuba’s food and medicine shortages. The country’s health care infrastructure has been badly strained by surges in COVID-19. The island nation has recent