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Cuba frees jailed activist Jose Daniel Ferrer following US deal


A leading Cuban dissident and activist has been released from jail as part of a wider prisoner release deal between the Cuban government and the United States.

Jose Daniel Ferrer spent more than three years in prison following anti-government protests that swept through the Communist-run island in 2021.

Under the agreement brokered by the Catholic Church, outgoing US President Joe Biden removed Cuba from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism just days before the end of his term.

In return, Cuba said it would free 553 people, many of whom were detained during the anti-government protests.



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