People convicted of crimes against state security will not be releasedCuba released 53 political prisoners as part of diplomatic thaw with USCuba will release more than 3500 prisoners ahead of Pope Francis’s visit next week in the latest sign of warming relations between the island and the Catholic church.[br]State media announced the pardons would be made within the next three days. They follow dozens of other releases since a Vatican-brokered deal between Cuba and the US final December to restore diplomatic relations.
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Source: theguardian.com