Cuba has started releasing 2,010 prisoners in what the government calls a “humanitarian and sovereign gesture,” with the first inmates emerging from La Lima prison in eastern Havana to reunite with family. The releases include foreign nationals, women, young people, and those over 60, the Cuban embassy in the US said.
Eligibility was determined through an assessment of offences, conduct in prison, sentence served, and health status. The gesture coincides with Holy Week, a traditional period for such releases in Cuba’s criminal justice system.
Key developments:
• The move follows Cuba’s energy challenges, including rolling blackouts and hospital strain, worsened by US restrictions on Venezuelan oil shipments.
• Russia has sent a second tanker to alleviate Cuba’s fuel shortages.
Cuba, under President Miguel Díaz-Canel, continues negotiations with the Trump administration amid high political and economic tensions.
ℹ️ BBC News
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