Cubans are struggling with daily access to electricity, water, food, medicine and adequate healthcare amid a deepening economic crisis, while the government continues to punish those who speak out.
A Human Rights Watch researcher spoke with dozens of people across Havana in the spring, and visited collapsed homes and buildings sheltering displaced families, state and privately-owned grocery stores, as well as hospitals and nearly pharmacies.
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