Cuba's Díaz-Canel seeks to expand CDR surveillance amid economic crisis

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has called for expanding the surveillance functions of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) as the country faces severe economic hardship and food shortages. The move signals a tightening of domestic control in response to growing social unrest, while the regime's propaganda efforts appear increasingly disconnected from on-the-ground conditions.