Cuba to release more than 2,000 prisoners as US pressure mounts

US President Trump has made clear his desire to change Cuba's leadership and has placed the country under an oil embargo.

Cuban prisoners freed after mass pardon

Against the backdrop of tensions with the Trump administration in the United States, Cuban authorities began releasing prisoners on Friday, following an earlier announcement that 2,010 inmates would be pardoned.

Cuba releases over 2,000 prisoners amid mounting US pressure

There have been emotional scenes in Cuba where 2,000 prisoners are being pardoned and released from jail.

Cuba releases 2,000 prisoners amid Trump pressure, energy crisis

Cuba's government releases over 2,000 prisoners citing good behavior and health conditions as U.S. sanctions worsen the island's economic crisis.

Cuba begins prisoner release after mass pardon

Cuban authorities began to free prisoners on Friday after announcing it would pardon 2,010 inmates, the second release in less than a month as it faces heightened US pressure.

Cuba begins releasing prisoners under scrutiny of rights groups, U.S. govt - The Straits Times

Cuba begins releasing prisoners under scrutiny of rights groups, U.S. govt  The Straits Times

US expelled Iran's UN deputy ambassador in December 2025, months before beginning of war - report

The report said that Iran's UN mission received a note from the State Department in December asking Aghajani to leave the country immediately, the latest in a series of expulsions last year.

Cuba begins releasing prisoners under scrutiny of rights groups, US govt

Cuba began releasing prisoners from its jails on Friday just hours after its communist-run government announced a sweeping amnesty coinciding with the most intense pressure campaign applied by the US in decades. More than 2,000 prisoners are slated to be released as part of Cuba’s state-run media on Thursday called a “sovereign and humanitarian” gesture, […]

Cuba begins prisoner release after mass pardon

The Cuban government began freeing 2,010 prisoners in a mass pardon for Holy Week.

Cuba begins prisoner release after mass pardon

Cuba begins a major prisoner release, freeing 2,010 inmates in a ‘humanitarian gesture’ amid heightened US pressure. This is the second such pardon in a mo Read More: https://punchng.com/cuba-begins-prisoner-release-after-mass-pardon/

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Cuba to release more than 2,000 prisoners, as pressure from US mounts - the-star.co.ke

Cuba to release more than 2,000 prisoners, as pressure from US mounts  the-star.co.ke