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Havana has released all 53 political prisoners in US-Cuba deal: official
Monday, January 12, 2015 6:42
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Washington (AFP) – The Cuban government has freed all 53 of its political prisoners, as part of its normalization deal with the United States, a senior US administration official said Monday.
“We welcome this very positive development and are pleased that the Cuban government followed through on this commitment. Our Interests Section in Havana was able to verify these releases,” the official said.
“These political prisoners were individuals who had been cited by various human rights organizations as being imprisoned by the Cuban government for exercising internationally protected freedoms or for their promotion of political and social reforms in Cuba,” the US official added …. http://news.yahoo.com
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