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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Rodrguez

Cuba starts freeing prisoners a day after the US said it would lift terror designation

Cuba American Embassy - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Cuba started releasing some prisoners Wednesday as part of talks with the Vatican, a day after President Joe Biden's administration announced his intent to lift the U.S. designation of the island nation as a state sponsor of terrorism.

More than a dozen people who were convicted of different crimes — and some of them were arrested after taking part in historic 2021 protests — were released during the day, according to Cuban civil groups following the cases of detainees in the island.

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