The Roman Catholic Church recently announced that Cuba is set to release 7 more prisoners, including one dissident from the 2003 crackdown on the opposition. This Cuban move is in response of the Catholic Church and Spain for Cuba to remove all political prisoners from their prisons. This news comes Saturday, as the Church announced six more prisoners have agreed to go live in Spain, bringing the total number of prisoners who agreed to live in Spain to 70.
One of the prisoners, who had refused to go into exile has been released to leave the prison and live in Spain. These moves come as Cuban president Raul Castro agreed to free all 52 prisoners who were imprisoned during the 2003 crackdown. Most of the prisoners have been released, including those who were involved in counterrevolutionary attacks. Those who refused to go into exile were delayed until the moves taken today.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/o2/19/cuba.prisoners.release/index.html
By: Brianne Thomas
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