Sources: BBC
Cuba begins releasing political prisoners after announcing it will pardon 2,010 inmates amid U.S. pressure on the Cuban government. 2026-04-3
A Boeing 737 crashes shortly after taking off from Havana, Cuba, with 104 passengers and nine crew on board. Only three people are reported to have survived the crash. One survivor later dies from her injuries. 2018-05-18
Cuba starts releasing political prisoners as part of an historic agreement with the United States announced last month. 2015-01-6
The peace talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) resume in Havana, Cuba. 2012-12-5
Cuba announces that it will release 2,900 prisoners – including some political prisoners – in the next few days. 2011-12-24
The Roman Catholic Church in Cuba announces that the government will release two more political prisoners to exile in Spain. 2010-12-24
Cuba frees political prisoner Arnaldo Ramos Lauzerique, one of 13 prisoners who had refused to go into exile in exchange for their freedom. 2010-11-14
Cuba releases 7 political prisoners and sends them into exile in Spain, the first in a wave of 52. 2010-07-12
Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas ends a 134 day hunger strike after the Cuban government is to release 52 political prisoners. 2010-07-8
President of the United States Barack Obama requests that Cuba's leaders release all political prisoners, describing human rights there as "deeply disturbing". 2010-03-25