Cuba to pardon more than 2,000 prisoners as US eases fuel blockade

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Havana calls releases a Holy Week humanitarian gesture as Russian tanker is allowed to reach oil-starved island

Cuba has announced plans to pardon 2,010 prisoners as a “humanitarian” gesture during Holy Week, amid heightened US pressure on the government in Havana.

The announcement on Thursday came days after Donald Trump https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/29/us-russian-oil-tanker-cuba-blockade">eased a de facto oil blockade of Cuba by allowing a Russian tanker to deliver crude oil to the nation.

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