Cuba to pardon more than 2,000 prisoners as US eases fuel blockade
Havana calls releases a humanitarian Holy Week gesture as Russian tankers allowed to reach oil-starved islandCuba has announced plans to pardon 2,010 prisoners as a “humanitarian” gesture during Holy Week,...
By Agence France-Press in Havana · The Guardian World
Havana calls releases a humanitarian Holy Week gesture as Russian tankers allowed to reach oil-starved island Cuba has announced plans to pardon 2,010 prisoners as a “humanitarian” gesture during Holy Week, amid heightened US pressure on the government in Havana. The announcement on Thursday came days after Donald Trump eased a de facto oil blockade of Cuba by allowing a Russian tanker to deliver crude oil to the fuel-starved island nation. Continue reading...