Amelia Calzadilla walks back home after a meeting she was requested to attend at the municipal assembly in Havana, Cuba, June 13, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
HAVANA (Reuters) -A Cuban mother of three on Monday met with local officials in Havana to hash out her grievances after posting on social media a video of herself lambasting the Communist-run government for economic crisis and shortages on the island.
In the video, posted live on Facebook last Friday, Amelia Calzadilla, a 31-year-old professional translater, waves her electric bill before the camera then launches into an 8-minute tirade against the government, complaining of soaring prices, blackouts and a lack of cooking gas in her building.
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