Cuba concludes release of 553 prisoners following Vatican-brokered deal


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  • Tuesday, 11 Mar 2025

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows a street of La Guinera neighborhood in Havana, Cuba, January 15, 2025. REUTERS/David Sherwood/File Photo

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's top tribunal said late on Monday 553 prisoners had been released following a deal brokered by the Vatican that seemed in limbo after U.S. President Donald Trump reversed a Biden administration pledge to ease sanctions on the country.

Former President Joe Biden in January agreed to remove Cuba from a U.S. terrorism blacklist in exchange for the prisoner release in negotiations with the Catholic Church.

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