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Havana, Jul 13 (EFE).- Two days after the historic mass protests in Cuba, the first death has been confirmed, the government insists on blaming the United States, the internet continues to be cut off throughout the island and the strong police presence is maintained, while family and friends search for the detained in the demonstrations.Over 150 people have been arrested so far, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW), and activists denounced that there were arrests of the opposition, activists, and independent journalists in the two following days. The government of Cuba, however, has not given official figures of people who have been arrested. (Camera: ATAHUALPA AMERISE).SHOT LIST: AN EFE INTERVIEW WITH EDY SUAREZ , A FRIEND OF CUBAN INFLUENCER DINA STARS WHO HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY BY THE SECURITY FORCES AFTER POSTING A VIDEO OF HERSELF JOINING A PROTEST, IN HAVANA, CUBA.SOUND BITES: EDY SUAREZ, A FRIEND OF CUBAN INFLUENCER DINA STARS. TRANSLATIONS:- I was in Dina's house when Dina was on a live interview with a Spanish TV program called "Todo es mentira" or something like that. Then in the middle of an interview, someone knocked on the door, I didn't know who it was but I thought it must have been her close friends. - So, yes, we thought it was Dina's friends but when we opened the door and we saw that it was security forces and they said that they had to talk to her and take her away.
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