WorldNews Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 By Daniel Trotta HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba on Friday pardoned 3,522 common prisoners in what it called a humanitarian gesture ahead of next week's visit by Pope Francis, repeating similar actions it took ahead of two previous papal visits. Cuba said they would be released within three days in what would be among the largest mass releases of prisoners since the 1959 revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power. Cuba freed 3,600 political prisoners at once in 1978. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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