Cuba's neighborhood watches: 50 years of eyes, ears

  • 14 years ago
Cuba celebrates 50 since the inception of the country's Committees in Defense of the Revolution (CDR). CDRs, often described as a pillar of the communist regime itself, are the self-styled "eyes and ears of the Revolution" in Cuba. Critics say the watch groups are a repressive tool, giving the government a heads-up on dissident activities on the micro-local level, sometimes tattling on the non-compliant.Duration: 01:47

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