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In a country where deprivation is the norm, the situation is exacerbated by deteriorating infrastructure and the U.S. fuel embargo. People are hungry and the Church is striving to meet their needs.
The government said it was making the release 'in the context of the religious celebrations of Holy Week.'
The Cuban government summoned two priests and two dissidents for questioning regarding their statements and activities advocating for freedom and democracy as well as deploring economic conditions.
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‘We are experiencing a very painful situation right now,’ says shrine rector.
Cuba has not reported how many of the 553 releases were linked to the 2021 protests or disclosed a full list of the freed prisoners.
The Biden administration officially announced the removal on Tuesday afternoon.
The Office of Religious Affairs of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba “manages the different aspects of religious life” in the country, as noted in the 2023 Religious Freedom Report of Aid to the Church in Need.
The Dominican friar stressed that the interruption of this Good Friday tradition will have significant repercussions on the community.
'The majority of the Cuban people right now don’t have anything to eat, although the regime’s propaganda claims that it is guaranteeing the essentials,' he added.
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