Cuba begins prisoner releases

Cuba: Cuba begins prisoner releases after being removed from list of sponsors of terrorism
The Cuban government on Wednesday began the release of 553 prisoners it announced yesterday following Washington's decision to remove the island from its list of countries that sponsor terrorism, EFE confirmed.
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There is zero doubt in my mind that they meet all the qualifications for being a state sponsor of terrorism,” he said.
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In the hours after President Joe Biden lifted its status as a state sponsor of terrorism, Cuba began releasing some of its prisoners.
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Cuba starts freeing prisoners after U.S. lifts terror designation
The Cuban government is beginning to release prisoners who were arrested in the historic anti-government protest of 2021 after the U.S. recently removed the island nation from its list of state sponsors of terrorism.
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