US EditionCuba Says It Will Free 2,010 Prisoners in Holy Week Pardon
Officials said the pardon is a humanitarian gesture based on conduct, time served and health, and it follows earlier releases this year.
- On Thursday, the Cuban government announced plans to release 2,010 prisoners, marking the second such amnesty this year amid ongoing talks with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
- State-Run media described the pardons as a "humanitarian gesture" connected to Holy Week, though the announcement coincides with intense pressure from the Trump administration, including a suffocating oil blockade.
- Cuban authorities stated the decision "stemmed from a careful analysis of the crimes committed by those convicted, their good conduct in prison, the fact that they had served a significant portion of their sentence, and their state of health."
- While the government does not recognize political prisoners, the activist group Prisoners Defended has registered 1,214 individuals imprisoned for political reasons, creating uncertainty about how many newly freed detainees fall into that category.
- The government reported this announcement as the fifth prisoner release since 2011, bringing the total number of people freed to more than 11,000 since that year.
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He has announced the fifth loss since 2011, which has already benefited more than 11,000 people. NGOs Prisoners Defenders warns that political prisoners are less than 40% of the freed.
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Shortly before Easter, the Cuban government pardoned more than 2,000 prisoners.
Cuban authorities have decided to pardon 2,010 prisoners in a humanitarian gesture during the Easter holidays, the government in Havana announced on Thursday. It did not specify the nature of the crimes for which those pardoned were imprisoned, but assured that they did not include sex offenders or murderers, among others.
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