US EditionCuba starts freeing prisoners a day after the US said it would lift terror designation
- Cuba has begun releasing prisoners as part of an agreement with the United States, following a deal brokered by the Vatican. This agreement involves freeing 553 individuals, many detained during protests in 2021.
- The first released included Dariel Cruz García and Donaida Pérez Paseiro, who were sentenced for participating in anti-government protests. Pérez Paseiro stated that prisoners were used as 'a bargaining chip' for Cuba's removal from the US terrorism list.
- The Vice-President of Cuba's highest court warned that those released could be re-arrested if they violate parole terms, as hundreds of families await news about the remaining prisoners.
- The Biden administration's intent to lift Cuba's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism could be reversed by the incoming administration, indicating potential changes in US-Cuba relations.
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LA GUINERA, Cuba—Cuba on Wednesday began releasing prisoners jailed following anti-government protests in 2021, making good on a deal agreed with the Biden administration this week. Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday removed Cuba from a blacklist of nations that sponsor terrorism and rolled back a raft of sanctions implemented by Donald Trump during his first presidency that have contributed to the communist-run island’s worst economic…
Following Cuba's removal from the United States' blacklist of countries that sponsor terrorism, the Cuban government has begun releasing approximately 553 prisoners. The move is part of an agreement negotiated with the help of the Catholic Church, and the people released include those convicted for participating in the July 2021 protests.
Cuba releases prisoners after losing terrorism sponsor status
Cuba began releasing some of its prisoners Thursday in the hours after President Joe Biden lifted its status as a state sponsor of terrorism. President-elect Donald Trump gave Cuba the status in his National Security Presidential Memorandum 5 during his first term, and he is expected to revert the status once he takes office for a second term on Jan. 20. The Vatican has long lobbied Cuba to issue clemency ahead of the jubilee year. This followed…
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