Article 6TQZM Families fear for Cuban prisoners after Trump reneges on release deal

Families fear for Cuban prisoners after Trump reneges on release deal

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Ruaridh Nicoll in Havana
from US news | The Guardian on (#6TQZM)

US president reinstates Cuba on terror list despite Biden deal to release prisoners jailed over demonstrations

The families of Cuban protesters jailed in anti-government demonstrations are waiting anxiously to see if the government will continue with a planned prisoner release after Donald Trump reneged on a deal made last week by Joe Biden.

Activists from the human rights group Justicia 11J believe around 150 prisoners have been released so far of the 553 agreed with the Catholic church.

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