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Cuba, José Daniel Ferrer

Cuba frees prominent dissident leader José Daniel Ferrer as part of a deal cut with the U.S.

Ferrer, the leader of the dissident organization Patriotic Union of Cuba, had previously been in prison because of his political opposition to the communist government.

U.S. News & World Report · 2h

Cuba Releases Jailed Dissident, Rights Activist Jose Daniel Ferrer

Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer told Reuters on Thursday he had been released from jail and was at home, part of a Cuban government plan negotiated with the Vatican to release upwards of 500 prisoners from the island`s prisons.

Barron's · 2h

Cuba Frees Jailed Opposition Leader Jose Daniel Ferrer: Family

Cuba on Thursday released jailed opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer as part of a deal struck with departing US President Joe Biden, Ferrer's family confirmed.

Cuba, Pope Francis

America Magazine · 1d

Cuba to release 553 prisoners for Jubilee at Pope Francis’ request

The Cuban government announced that it would release hundreds of political prisoners, citing inspiration from Pope Francis' emphasis on mercy for prisoners during the Jubilee Year.

National Catholic Register · 1d

Cuban Government Announces Release of 553 Prisoners Through Mediation of Pope Francis

Cuba’s statement refers to Pope Francis’ call to release prisoners during the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, which began on Dec. 24, 2024, at the Vatican.

U.S. News & World Report · 20h

Cuba Begins Releasing Prisoners Following Biden Announcements

Cuba on Wednesday began releasing prisoners jailed following anti-government protests in 2021, making good on a deal agreed with the Biden administration this week. Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday removed Cuba from a blacklist of nations that sponsor terrorism and rolled back a raft of sanctions implemented by Donald Trump during his first presidency that have contributed to the communist-run island's worst economic crisis in decades.

National Catholic Register4h

Vatican Secretary of State Calls Cuba Prisoner Release ‘a Sign of Great Hope’

The Cuban government’s announcement of the prisoner release dated Jan. 14 cited 'the spirit of the Ordinary Jubilee of 2025' ...

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Cuba prisoner release after terror delisting marks last-gasp reset in US ties before Trump return

Cuba on January 15 began releasing prisoners under a deal with outgoing US President Joe Biden's administration to remove the ...

Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley celebrates US-Cuba deal, says he ‘carried messages’ between presidents and Pope Francis

The deal, which comes less than a week before President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, also includes rolling ...

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After U.S. lifts terror designation, Cuba starts freeing prisoners

Cuba started releasing some prisoners Wednesday as part of talks with the Vatican, a day after President Biden's ...

France 24 on MSN14h

Cuba begins release of jailed protesters under US terror list deal

Honoring a deal with US President Joe Biden's administration which saw it removed from the US list of state sponsors of ...

The Tablet3h

Parolin sees ‘sign of hope’ in release of Cuban prisoners for Jubilee

The Vatican’s secretary of state called the gradual release of 553 prisoners in Cuba “a sign of great hope” at the beginning ...

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Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, part of deal to free prisoners

President Joe Biden has notified Congress of his intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, ...

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Rubio says Cuba belongs on list of sponsors of terrorism a day after Biden removed it

There is zero doubt in my mind that they meet all the qualifications for being a state sponsor of terrorism,” he said.

Biden removes Cuba from terrorism blacklist

The move is likely to be reversed by the incoming Trump administration, as it was Trump who first put Cuba on the terrorism ...

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Biden Throws Trump a Spiteful Curveball, Reverses Cuba Policy Right Before Inauguration Day

In the final days of his lame-duck presidency, Joe Biden thumbed his nose at President-elect Donald Trump by reversing a 2021 ...

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