Cuban activists blockaded at home amid protest clampdown

"At 5:30 in the morning people called by the Cuban government arrived in my neighborhood. I know they were called by the Cuban government because of the signs they were carrying," she advised CNN, including, "They played music and when I got out of my house, they started yelling at me and my family." The activist additionally alleged that these outdoors her home have been giving her demise threats. In the movies, a bunch of individuals might be seen outdoors her home holding indicators and yelling, and chants of "traitor" might be heard from the group. The crowd might be seen holding indicators that learn "Nothing can defeat us" and "Fatherland or Death." Cuban activist, journalist and Washington Post columnist Abraham Jimenez Enoa additionally tweeted Monday saying he was "under siege by plainclothes police and agents." He tweeted, "Neighbors are telling me that today's operation is larger than yesterday's. I cannot see it from my balcony because there's a tree blocking the view. I only see his feet. Are they so afraid of journalism that will go out and tell the truth? " According to Cubalex, among the many arrested on Monday have been Cuban citizen Agustin Figueroa Galindo, who usually writes for the opposition weblog "Primavera Digital en Cuba," and Berta Soler Fernández, chief of "Damas de Blanco," a company that advocates for the discharge of political prisoners on the island.Cuban officers had been on edge, fearing the spontaneous island-wide protests that rocked Cuba in January and led to over 1,000 arrests, in response to activist teams. But on Monday afternoon, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla declared Cuba was "tranquil" and that "outside of Cuba they created expectations that were not met." Over the weekend, Cuban authorities supporters additionally blockaded activist and playwright Yunior Garcia Aguilera's house in Havana in what seemed to be a transfer to preempt the demonstration. Garcia Aguilera is the occasion's highest-profile organizer. A authorities supporter who lives in Garcia Aguilera's neighborhood advised CNN he was proud to have confined the activist to his home. American officers have threatened additional sanctions in opposition to Cuba if the protestors are arrested by police.