Cuba Publishes List of Prisoners Released Following April Amnesty

HAVANA, May ⁠25 (Reuters) – ⁠Cuba’s government ⁠on Monday published a ​complete list of ‌the names of ‌prisoners ⁠who ⁠authorities had released following an April ​amnesty that came amid tense ​and ongoing negotiations between ⁠the ⁠island’s government ⁠and the ​United States.

Cuba said in ​April ⁠it planned to free more than ⁠2,000 prisoners from the island’s jails, the ⁠second time this year its communist-run government had announced a prisoner amnesty.

The government had not ⁠previously released the identities of those released.

(Reporting by Dave ​Sherwood; Editing by ​Brendan O’Boyle)

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