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A demonstrator twirls a ribbon during a ‘Hands Off!’ protest against U.S. President Donald Trump at the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., on April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Public protesters are our socially connected friends and neighbours, not angry loners

Research suggests a person’s social network is as important, if not more important, than simply being angry or frustrated when they decide to take part in a public protest.
A group of young intellectuals and artists demonstrates at the doors of the Ministry of Culture during a protest in Havana on Nov. 27. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images

Cuba cracks down on artists who demanded creative freedoms after ‘unprecedented’ government negotiations

Talks with the government ended with accusations that the dissenting artists were ‘paid by North American agencies’ – an age-old way to discredit dissent in Cuba. But these protests are homegrown.

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