Cuba

1. “There is no food, no medicine, there is no freedom. They do not let us live," one of Sunday's protesters named only as Alejandro told BBC Mundo.

2. Dictator: Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz

3. Thousands of Cubans have risked jail by joining the biggest protests for decades against the island's Communist government.

4. 11 July 2021

5. Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Cuba, however it is seldom used. The last executions were in 2003. National legislation provides for death penalty for murder, threatening to commit murder, aggravated rape, terrorism, hijacking, piracy, drug trafficking and manufacturing, espionage, and treason. The typical method is execution by firing squad.

6. “Article 91: Any person who, in the interests of a foreign Government, commits an act aimed at harming Cuba's independence or territorial integrity shall be sentenced to between 10 and 20 years' imprisonment or death.”

7. The Cuban constitution says that free speech is allowed "in keeping with the objectives of socialist society" and that artistic creation is allowed "as long as its content is not contrary to the Revolution". ... Cuba was named one of the ten most censored countries in the world by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

8. The state has a virtual monopoly on print and broadcast media.

9. It os one of the least connected countries in the Americas.

10. Censorship:

11. Authorities frequently filter and intermittently block websites that are critical of the state. Limiting access to information in this way is a clear breach of the right to freedom of expression, including the right to seek, receive and impart information.

12. From underground Wi-Fi, to creating apps, to harnessing the power of USBs, Cubans are finding ways to share information and avoid cyber censorship.

13. Media and press: