{"id":3648,"date":"2026-04-03T04:38:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T04:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3648"},"modified":"2026-04-03T04:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T04:38:26","slug":"cuba-says-it-released-over-2000-prisoners-as-trump-administration-heaps-pressure-on-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3648","title":{"rendered":"Cuba says it released over 2,000 prisoners as Trump administration heaps pressure on island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The Cuban government said late Thursday it has pardoned and released 2,010 prisoners, a sweeping move that comes as the island nation grapples with intense pressure from the Trump administration, including <span class=\"link\">an oil blockade<\/span> that \u2014 until recently \u2014 cut off fuel shipments.<\/p>\n<p>Calling it a &#8220;humanitarian and sovereign gesture,&#8221; Cuba&#8217;s Embassy in the U.S. announced the prisoner releases on X. It said those released include younger people, women, people over the age of 60, Cuban citizens who live abroad and foreign nationals. Prisoners who are guilty of various violent crimes were not eligible, according to the embassy.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear whether any political prisoners were included in the release. The nonprofit Prisoners Defenders has counted 1,211 political prisoners in Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>The Cuban government said the mass pardons are this year&#8217;s second prisoner release. Last month, a <span class=\"link\">smaller group of 51 detainees<\/span> were released.<\/p>\n<p>The prisoner releases come as Cuba experiences at least a partial reprieve from the <span class=\"link\">energy crisis<\/span> that has crippled the island. Earlier this year, the Trump administration <span class=\"link\">threatened<\/span> to slap hefty tariffs on any countries that export oil to Cuba, causing fuel shortages as shipments ground to a halt for several months.<\/p>\n<p>But earlier this week, <span class=\"link\">the U.S. allowed<\/span> a sanctioned Russian-flagged oil tanker to dock in Havana with more than 700,000 barrels of oil. Russia has said it plans to send a second tanker, offering a lifeline to Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters this week the Trump administration decided to let the first tanker through &#8220;for humanitarian reasons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>President Trump said last weekend: &#8220;We don&#8217;t mind having somebody get a boatload because they need\u2026they have to survive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But Leavitt has said the U.S.&#8217;s policy toward Cuba hasn&#8217;t changed, and future decisions on whether to allow tankers to access the island will be made on a &#8220;case-by-case basis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump has heaped pressure on the Cuban government in recent months, as administration officials suggest they want to see major changes to the country&#8217;s governance. The U.S. president floated the idea of &#8220;taking Cuba in some form&#8221; last month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whether I free it, take it, I think I could do anything I want with it,&#8221; he told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has taken a more aggressive posture on foreign policy in recent months. The U.S. military <span class=\"link\">launched a daring operation<\/span> in January to capture former Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, an ally of Cuba&#8217;s, and for nearly five weeks, the U.S. <span class=\"link\">has been engulfed<\/span> in an aerial war against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Mr. Trump said &#8220;Cuba&#8217;s going to be next,&#8221; calling it a &#8220;failing country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio has suggested that Cuba \u2014 whose communist system has endured, with some changes, since Fidel Castro&#8217;s 1959 rise \u2014 needs new leadership.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think Cuba is in need of two things: economic reforms and political reform. You cannot fix their economy if you don&#8217;t change their system of government,&#8221; Rubio told Fox News&#8217; Sean Hannity late Tuesday, calling its leaders &#8220;incompetent.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re in a lot of trouble,&#8221; Rubio said. &#8220;There&#8217;s no doubt about it. And you know, we&#8217;ll have more news on that fairly soon. We&#8217;re working on that as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has engaged in negotiations with Cuba, both sides have acknowledged, with Cuba&#8217;s former president, Ra\u00fal Castro, playing a role.<\/p>\n<p>But Cuba has pushed back against some of Mr. Trump&#8217;s suggestions that he&#8217;d like to take control of the country. 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