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Over 2,000 prisoners pardoned and released in Cuba ahead of Easter

Over 2,000 prisoners have been pardoned and released in Cuba in a "humanitarian gesture" ahead of Easter, the Cuban government announced.

Among the released prisoners are young people, women and people over 60 whose releases were scheduled within six months to a year, according to a government statement on Thursday, local time.

Just a few weeks earlier, Cuba said it would release 51 prisoners as a gesture of goodwill toward the Vatican.

The releases come after the US increased pressure on the island nation, primarily by halting oil deliveries.

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