India, March 17 -- Cuban activist Yoani Sanchez said that an alleged policeman dressed in civilian clothes is stopping her from leaving her home in Havana.

The accusation comes in the wake of a protest in the city of Moron, where a group partially destroyed the local headquarters of the ruling communist party as the island struggles with energy blackouts and food shortages.

Sanchez confronted the man in a video published a video on Facebook and argued he was violating her rights. She also said two women who do not live in her building were roaming around since the officer arrived.

"This is in the lower levels of my building and I have come across this civilian dressed in plain clothes who has not identified himself, has his face covere...