Cuban university students stage rare protest amid energy, internet shortages

A group of just over 20 Cuban university students staged a rare, hours-long protest at the University of Havana on Monday, angry over class disruptions amid a U.S. oil blockade that has contributed to a near collapse of Cuba's electrical grid.



Students sat under a hot mid-morning sun, shading themselves with umbrellas while trading barbs with several of the university's professors and administration staff, who arrived shortly after the "sit-in" began.



Students said officials had failed to take adequate measures to prevent major disruptions to classes as the United States has ratcheted up sanctions and pressure on the Caribbean island nation.