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Cuba Frees Jailed Opposition Leader Jose Daniel Ferrer

Cuba releases jailed dissident, rights activist Jose Daniel Ferrer

Cuban dissident and human rights activist Jose Daniel Ferrer told Reuters on Thursday he had been released from jail and was at home, part of a broader plan negotiated with the Vatican to gradually free upwards of 500 prisoners.

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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.

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Cuba frees jailed opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer — family

Cuba on Thursday released jailed opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer as part of a landmark deal struck with departing United States (US) President Joe Biden in return for sanctions relief, Ferrer'

Cuba Releases Prisoners

Biden to lift Cuba's designation as terror sponsor in exchange for release of prisoners

The decision is likely to be reversed by the incoming Trump administration. Sen. Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state whose family fled Cuba in the 1950s, supports strong sanctions on Havana's Communist regime.

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Cuba Releases Prisoners After U.S. Announces Lifting of Sanctions, But Rubio Has Already Hinted At a Backtrack Under Trump

Havana denies the releases are linked to U.S. plans to lift Cuba's state sponsor of terrorism designation, framing the move as Vatican-driven.

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.

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‘This wasn’t on my bingo card’: shock over last-minute Biden sanctions deal with Cuba

Hundreds of prisoners set to be released as part of agreement with outgoing Biden administration that removes Cuba from ...

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Biden looks to relax Cuba sanctions in final days before Trump

The Biden administration said it would remove Cuba from its terrorism blacklist, while Cuba said separately it would release ...

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White House to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba

Less than a week before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden is lifting the state sponsor of terrorism designation ...

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Biden administration announces plans to remove Cuba from state sponsor of terrorism list

The Biden administration announced on Tuesday it will remove Cuba from the state sponsor of terrorism list – a move taken in ...

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Biden removes Cuba from list of sponsors of terrorism, lifts sanctions on Cuban military

In a last-minute decision driven by the White House, the State Department on Tuesday removed Cuba from the list of countries ...

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Cuba starts freeing prisoners one day after US said it would lift terror designation

Biden's intention to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism is likely to be reversed as early as ...

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Biden rescinds Cuba’s designation as state sponsor of terrorism

With days left in office, President Joe Biden and his administration continues to implement foreign policy that is expected ...

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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 ...

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