Cuba will release 51 people from prison in an unexpected move
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Cuba will release 51 prisoners in unexpected policy shift.
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Cuba will release 51 prisoners in an announcement made just hours before President Miguel Díaz-Canel's scheduled Friday speech on national and international issues. The timing suggests the prisoner release may be connected to Díaz-Canel's upcoming address.
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Cuba announced the prisoner release ahead of President Díaz-Canel's scheduled speech.
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