Havana calls releases a Holy Week humanitarian gesture as Russian tanker is allowed to reach oil-starved islandCuba 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 nation. Continue reading...
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Cuba to pardon more than 2,000 prisoners as US eases fuel blockade
The Guardian World
April 03, 2026
12:07 GMT
Havana calls releases a Holy Week humanitarian gesture as Russian tanker is 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 nation. Continue reading...
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Havana calls releases a Holy Week humanitarian gesture as Russian tanker is 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 nation.
Continue reading...
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