“We’re all going to be killed here”

In addition, 144 people were arrested or are considered missing. A YouTuber was even arrested live on Spanish television. In the middle of the program “Todo es Mentira” on the Spanish broadcaster Cuatro, the young woman who calls herself Dina Stars suddenly interrupted another guest and said: “The security forces are out there.” The Cuban woman went to the door of her apartment in Havana, stepped back in front of the camera shortly afterwards and said that she would now be taken. “I blame the government for whatever happens to me,” she said. Before that, Dina Stars appealed to the world: “We need help. Here we are all killed.” In the face of the protests, the regime restricted access to social media and messaging services. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Telegram have been partially blocked since Monday. Meanwhile, the US warned Cubans to attempt the dangerous escape by sea to the US: “Everyone will be intercepted.”