07 Dec 2020 | 12:30 PM UTC
Belgium: Cuban activists to demonstrate at Place du Luxembourg, Brussels, from 1600 Dec. 10.
Activists to demonstrate at Place du Luxembourg in Brussels, Belgium, 1600 Dec. 10. Increased security, localized disruptions likely.
Event
Cuban activists and supporters plan to demonstrate in Brussels Dec. 10 to denounce alleged human rights abuses by the Cuban government and demand the EU designate Cuba as a dictatorship. Participants will gather at Place du Luxembourg from 1600; participation is likely to be in the low hundreds.
Additional police will likely deploy to monitor the demonstration. The action itself and associated security measures may prompt localized transport disruptions in the area around Place du Luxembourg. Current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) measures in Belgium restrict public gatherings; police may attempt to disperse the action if participants are deemed to be breaching these restrictions. The event is likely to pass off peacefully, though isolated clashes between activists and police cannot be ruled out.
Advice
Avoid the demonstration as a routine security precaution and to mitigate associated disruptions. Heed instructions from security services and leave the area at the first sign of a confrontation. Check for disruptions before beginning journeys and allow extra time to reach destinations around the protest area Dec. 10.
