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Amnesty International on Monday demanded the Cuban government to immediately release seven prisoners held for political reasons and permanently cease political detentions.
The rights group listed the names of each prisoner, demanded their release, and denounced the country’s political-prisoner release process, criticizing its “opacity” and “absence of clear criteria and use of arbitrary conditions.”
Advocating for the abolishment of political detentions, Ana Piquer, Amnesty’s Regional Director of the Americas, stated:
In January 2025, the government agreed to release 553 prisoners, the majority of which were linked to the July 2021 protests, after officials engaged in talks with the Vatican.
However, Amnesty reported that only 211 prisoners have been released since then. The group also reported that some of those released still face retaliation through forced exile or return to prison.
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The rights group listed the names of each prisoner, demanded their release, and denounced the country’s political-prisoner release process, criticizing its “opacity” and “absence of clear criteria and use of arbitrary conditions.”
Advocating for the abolishment of political detentions, Ana Piquer, Amnesty’s Regional Director of the Americas, stated:
Most prisoners of concern were imprisoned due to their involvement in political protests on July 11, 2021. The protests, the largest the country had seen since the 1959 Cuban Revolution, constituted a backlash against government action during the COVID-19 pandemic, food and medicine scarcity, and a perceived lack of citizen rights.
In January 2025, the government agreed to release 553 prisoners, the majority of which were linked to the July 2021 protests, after officials engaged in talks with the Vatican.
However, Amnesty reported that only 211 prisoners have been released since then. The group also reported that some of those released still face retaliation through forced exile or return to prison.
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