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Diplomacy & Power April 3, 2026 287 stories in this edition

Cuba pardons 2,010 prisoners in ‘humanitarian’ gesture amid US pressure

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Cuba pardons 2,010 prisoners in ‘humanitarian’ gesture amid US pressure

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Cuba’s government announced on Thursday that it was pardoning 2,010 prisoners as a “humanitarian” gesture during Holy Week, after pledging in March to release dozens amid heightened US pressure on Havana. The major announcement comes days after US President Donald Trump eased a de facto oil blockade of Cuba by allowing a Russian tanker to deliver crude to the fuel-starved island. The Trump administration has called f...

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Cuba’s government announced on Thursday that it was pardoning 2,010 prisoners as a “humanitarian” gesture during Holy Week, after pledging in March to release dozens amid heightened US pressure on Havana. The major annou...

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