Cuban Americans rally in Miami while protest plans fizzle in Havana

The government of President Miguel Diaz-Canel has prohibited November 15 march in Havana as well as protests planned for other Cuban cities, saying they are part of a destabilization campaign by the United States

Cuban Americans in Miami held rallies and led prayers to support dissidents on the Communist-run Caribbean island whose planned protests on November 14 largely fizzled under pressure from authorities and government supporters.

Dissidents in Cuba have for months been preparing a "Civic March for Change" in support of civil and human rights following nationwide protests in July, the largest on the island since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution. Rights groups say more than 1,000 people were detained following those rallies and hundreds remain in jail.

The government of President Miguel Diaz-Canel has prohibited November 15 march in Havana as well as protests planned for other Cuban cities, saying they are part of a destabilization campaign by the United States, which maintains a Cold War-era embargo on Cuba. U.S. officials have denied the allegations.