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Washington-backed organisations allegedly plotting overthrow of Cuban government

WASHINGTON-backed anti-government forces are plotting a new series of protests in Cuba over the next two months, according to information posted on a private Facebook group.

Mintpress News discovered that the organisations behind July’s riots in the capital Havana are organising a general strike for October 11, the day after Cuban Independence Day.

This will be followed by a series of nationwide demonstrations on November 20, according to the investigative news website’s report.

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