{"id":3595,"date":"2026-05-25T23:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/cuba-publishes-names-of-prisoners-granted-freedom-in-amnesty\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T23:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:32:14","slug":"cuba-publishes-names-of-prisoners-granted-freedom-in-amnesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/cuba-publishes-names-of-prisoners-granted-freedom-in-amnesty\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba publishes names of prisoners granted freedom in amnesty"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>HAVANA &#8211; Cuba on Monday published the names of thousands of prisoners covered by an amnesty announced last month as the island&#8217;s government holds tense negotiations with the United States on a range of disputes including political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/israel-will-intensify-lebanon-strikes-amid-us-iran-deal-talks\/\">Israel will intensify Lebanon strikes amid US-Iran deal talks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A decree from President Miguel Diaz-Canel containing the list was published in Cuba&#8217;s government gazette. At least some of the prisoners have been released already.  <\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The decree, signed April 3, grants &#8220;full and definitive pardon&#8221; to an extensive list of prisoners, describing the move as a &#8220;humanitarian and sovereign gesture.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Cuba said in April it planned to free more than 2,000 \u200cprisoners from the island&#8217;s jails, in the second prisoner amnesty announced this year by the communist-run government.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The government had not previously identified the prisoners to be released.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Reuters was not immediately able to confirm whether any of the prisoners were held on charges related to anti-government \u200bprotests. <\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Cuba has repeatedly \u2060denied \u200bit holds political prisoners. Authorities instead say those jailed during protests face charges of public disorder, resisting arrest, robbery and vandalism. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/medicare-unknowingly-funded-a-billion-dollar-fraud-ring\/\">Medicare unknowingly funded a billion-dollar fraud ring<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Many high-profile dissidents and protesters from island-wide protests in 2021 have been freed in recent agreements and amnesties. <\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The April amnesty was Cuba&#8217;s largest in years. It was announced a day after Cuba&#8217;s top diplomat in Washington publicly invited the U.S. government to help overhaul Cuba&#8217;s crippled economy as part of ongoing negotiations.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Washington has since stepped up pressure on Cuba&#8217;s communist government, including announcing murder \u2060charges against former Cuban President Raul Castro on May 20, in a sharp escalation of tensions between the longtime Cold \u200bWar rivals. <\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a day later that the chances of a negotiated \u200bsettlement with Cuba were &#8220;not high,&#8221; while his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez accused Rubio of inciting military aggression and falsely labeling Cuba a state \u200csponsor \u2060of terrorism. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/photos-memorial-day-the-historic-union-cemetery\/\">Photos: Memorial Day the Historic Union Cemetery<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Dave Sherwood; Editing by Brendan O&#8217;Boyle and Cynthia Osterman)<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i> Copyright Reuters or USA Today Network via Reuters Connect.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 25, 2026 at 3:31 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HAVANA &#8211; Cuba on Monday published the names of thousands of prisoners covered by an amnesty announced last month as the island&#39;s government holds tense negotiations with the United States on a range of disputes including political prisoners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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