The Cuban government has announced that 2,010 prisoners are to be released during Holy Week, describing the measure as part of the religious observances of Easter. The decision, made public on April 2, is the largest such release in recent years and comes at a time of mounting pressure on the island from the administration of President Donald Trump.
According to the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the release follows a government-approved pardon and came after officials considered a range of factors, including prisoners’ conduct while in custody, whether they had served a substantial portion of their sentence and their state of health. The authorities said the measure formed part of the “religious celebrations of Holy Week”.
