A demonstration of a few dozen Cubans in the province of Guantanamo was repressed by the police. According to videos posted on social networks by the Ministry of Defense of Cuba, it was "indiscipline of some drunks during a public holiday" There are no official figures on the number of arrests, but according to local activists there are at least five people detained.
The island is going through the worst economic crisis in 30 years, causing frequent power outages and shortages of food, medicine and fuel.