While areas of disagreement between the two leaders was on full display, so too were the signs of progress. Marking the first trip to Cuba by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years, Obama ...

In a historic joint press conference in Cuba, Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro stressed the major differences that stand between the two governments in terms of views of democracy and human ...

Cuba released 53 political prisoners as part of last month's historic deal with the U.S. aimed at normalizing relations between the two countries, a U.S. official said Monday. The official, who ...

“If General Raúl Castro wants to release all political prisoners in Cuba by nightfall, he could certainly do that,” said Calzon, who estimated there were anywhere from 80 to 100 people being ...

In a tense confrontation between a reporter and Cuban leader Raul Castro, the topic of political prisoners came up during President Barack Obama's visit to the island nation.

Barack Obama has long believed United States Cuba policy should change; he so when he first ran for president in 2008. Back then, though, Sen. Obama stressed that the U.S. should hold Cuba to a ...

The Cuban government's surprising decision to free 52 political prisoners enables President Raul Castro to reduce political friction both inside and outside Cuba, and focus on pulling the island ...

Cuba is back in the news spotlight after the release of political prisoners and a TV appearance by Fidel Castro. Flanked by their families, seven former Cuban political prisoners arrived in Madrid ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is demanding answers from Cuba about eight detainees it says are political prisoners held by the communist government. In an open letter to Cuba's ...

ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 17, 2025 / 15:35 pm. The Cuban government’s announcement of the release of 553 prisoners has been described by an analyst and the opposition as “a swap” by the regime ...

Cuba has finalized its part of a historic deal with the United States by releasing 53 political prisoners from its prisons, the U.S. said Monday. The agreement that re-established diplomatic ...

The Cuban government's surprising decision to free 52 political prisoners enables President Raul Castro to reduce political friction both inside and outside Cuba, and focus on pulling the island ...