Cubans demonstrated in front of the US embassy to demand an end to the decades-old embargo and recent oil blockade

Cubans demonstrated in front of the US embassy to demand an end to the decades-old embargo and recent oil blockade

Cuba's government announced Thursday that it was pardoning 2,010 prisoners as a "humanitarian" gesture during Holy Week, after pledging in March to release dozens amid heightened US pressure on Havana.

The major announcement comes days after US President Donald Trump eased a de facto oil blockade of Cuba by allowing a Russian tanker to deliver crude to the fuel-starved island.

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