Cuba freeing prisoners after the US said it would lift terror designation

Cuba freeing prisoners after the US said it would lift terror designation
Cuban and American flags fly in the wind outside the American embassy in Havana, Cuba (Ariel Ley/AP)

Cuba has started releasing prisoners, one day after President Joe Biden’s administration announced his intent to lift the US designation of the island nation as a state sponsor of terrorism.

More than a dozen people convicted of different crimes — some arrested after taking part in 2021 protests — were released during the day, according to Cuban civil groups following the cases of detainees on the island.

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