Cuba to free more than 2,000 prisoners as economic crisis deepens under US pressure

Havana — Cuba’s government will free 2,010 prisoners in the largest such release in years, it announced Thursday, as the island buckles under increasing pressure from the Trump administration. The government decided to grant its pardon based on the inmates’ good conduct, their health status, and the nature of their “acts committed,” according to the notice The post Cuba to free more than 2,000 prisoners as economic crisis deepens under US pressure appeared first on Egypt Independent.