Cuba says it will release over 2,000 prisoners as U.S. keeps up pressure
The move, described by the communist government as a “humanitarian and sovereign gesture,” comes as the U.S. enforces a crippling oil blockade on the island.
Cuba to release 2,000 prisoners
- Cuba says it will release more than 2,000 prisoners amid US pressure The Hill —
- Cuba to free more than 2,000 prisoners in ‘humanitarian gesture’ Financial Times —
- Cuba to pardon more than 2,000 prisoners as US eases fuel blockade The Guardian —
- Cuba pardons 2,010 people as the U.S. pressures the island's government ABC News —
- Cuba to Free 2,010 Prisoners Amid Talks With The U.S. Wall Street Journal —