Release all political prisoners
Re Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega’s announcement that five political prisoners were being released by the Cuban regime and 47 others will be released within the next few months:
It is always good when political captives are released. It is encouraging that after all these years, Cardinal Ortega bears witness to the suffering of the Cuban people.
It is discouraging, however, that Raúl Castro’s government is not releasing immediately, as requested by Amnesty International, the 47 prisoners mentioned by the cardinal. All of them are Amnesty International prisoners of conscience, and none of them engage or advocated in any acts of violence. Read More..
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