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Cuba's Castro to release prisoners as goodwill gesture

December 24, 2011

BBC News; Isle of Man

Cuba says it will release 2,900 prisoners, including some convicted of political crimes, in the next few days. President Raul Castro said the move was a goodwill gesture after receiving numerous requests by relatives and religious institutions.
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