SLP, Mexico.- In his weekly Angelus address, delivered this Sunday, Pope Francis applauded the regime’s recent announcement to release prisoners “in the spirit of the Jubilee Year”, after agreements mediated by the Vatican.
Addressing thousands of people who were in St. Peter’s Square, the Supreme Pontiff expressed that the release was “a gesture of great hope.”
“It is a gesture of great hope that embodies one of the intentions of this Jubilee Year. I hope that in the coming months initiatives of this type will continue to be carried out, which instill confidence in the path of people and peoples,” said Pope Francis, according to the site. Vatican News.
In your Bull of Indication for the Jubilee Yearproposed that “governments undertake initiatives aimed at restoring hope; forms of amnesty or pardon aimed at helping people regain confidence in themselves and in society; and community reintegration programs, which include a concrete commitment to respect the law.”
The announced release of a group of prisoners from Cuban prisons is a gesture of great hope in this jubilee year. I hope that we continue to undertake initiatives of this type, which instill confidence in the path of people and towns.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex_es) January 19, 2025
After the Castro regime announced last week the release of 553 inmates Within the framework of a relaxation of US sanctions and, supposedly, another agreement with the Vatican to celebrate the Ordinary Jubilee of 2025, at least 130 political prisoners have already been released as of 1:00 pm. this Monday, January 20, according to the record permanent of the Cuban Observatory of Human Rights (OCDH).
Although the organization Prisoners Defenders reported that Cuba closed 2024 with 1,161 political prisoners, the regime’s promises are far from that total.
Without mentioning whether they were political prisoners, an official note from the Cuban Foreign Ministry stated that the decision to release them was made “based on a careful analysis based on the different modalities contemplated by the law, and as part of the nature of fair and humanitarian of the penal and penitentiary systems of Cuba.”
Maricela Sosa Ravelo, one of the vice presidents of the Supreme People’s Court of Cuba, he stated in the magazine Good morningof the Caribbean Channel, that it was not an amnesty or a pardon, measures that would lead to the total extinction of the sanction and that the beneficiaries would not be subject to any control.
“In this case they are early release benefits,” said the official. He also specified that they include people who, due to their health conditions or age, will receive “extra-penal license.”
At least the relatives of three political prisoners – one released from prison on January 15 and two others awaiting probable release – have been threatened with reprisals by State Security.
The regime has told the families that it could revoke the prisoner release measure or even not grant it if they continue offering interviews to the independent or foreign press accredited on the Island, or denouncing on social networks the requirements for the releases, which have occurred. under the figures of “conditional release”, “extra-penal license” and “early release”.
Below, we offer a list of the political prisoners released from prison, according to the OCDH registry:
Ángel María Mesa Rodríguez
Lazaro Ramirez Lugo
Yanley López Basulto
Yanier Santana Diaz
Holy Cross Gómez Mass
Yunior Sebey Mena
Yan Carlos Martínez Bonne
Victor Alejandro Painceira Rodríguez
Rolando López Rodríguez
Daniel Fernandez Alvarez
Andres Quinta Torres
Adan Kiubel Castillo Echevarría
Yarelis Mesa Vazquez
Jose Angel Cuba Garcia
Francisco Jose Candiot García
Amauris Arrate Hernandez
Reynel Pupo Anaya
Rolando González Arevalo
Nidia Bienes Paseiro
José Antonio González Guerrero
Aleandry Lettuce Rush
Tania Echevarría Menendez
Adonis Garvizo Otero
Dainier Flores Oliva
Yohandry Ripoll Smith
Edel Osvaldo López Nodarse
Iván Hernández Troya
Pedro Nicolás León
Maikel González Mura
Jorge Serrano Alfonso
Andy Ortega Murgado
Michel Mariel Suárez Muñoz
Jaime Alcide Firdó Rodríguez
Rafael Cutiño Bazan
Juan Alberto Matos Masó
Mariurka Díaz Calvo
Ismel Frank Guanche Acosta
Santiago Vazquez Leon
Rodennis Ávila Corujo
José Antonio Gómez León
Adel de la Torre Hernandez
John Luis Machado Marrero
Jorge Alexander Ilufro Pére
Noel Martínez Tápanez
Miner Chaviano Mastache
Francisco Rafael Villa Tamari
Adrian Rodriguez Morera
Joel Diaz Hernandez
Leylandis Puentes Vargas
Yoslen Dominguez Victores
Denis Hernandez Ramirez
Roberto Jesus Marin Fernandez
Robert Michel Marin Fernandez
Adrián Echegoyen Espiñeira
Rosa Jany Millo Espinosa
Felix Navarro Rodriguez
Frandy González León
Brenda Diaz Garcia
Henry Osmar Sánchez Aparicio
Roberto Sosa Cabrera
Yoel Consuegra Ávila
Yoennis Domínguez de la Rosa
Yeriel Cruz Pérez
Yuniesky Jackson Menu
Marcos Antonio Pintueles Marrero
Omar Hernandez Calzadilla
Yuniel Jorge Fleitas
Daisy Rodriguez Alfonso
Rolando Fernandez Osorio
Lázaro Rodríguez Ávila
Liván Mediaceja Heredia
Frank Ernesto Trujillo Hervis
Alexander Paredes Collado
Emy Yoslan Román Rodríguez
Jose Manuel Arias Campos
Maykel Fleites Rivalta
Yismel Alfonso Oliva
Gilberto Castillo Castillo
Dariel Rosa Pérez
Manuel Diaz Rodriguez
Yusnaira González Pérez
Jorge Luis Liriano Álvarez
Johander Pérez Gómez
Humberto Elías Monrabal Camps
Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo
Abdiel Cedeño Martínez
Yoandry Reinier Sayú Silva
Armando Lázaro Merlan Pérez
Alien Molina Castell
Jorge Luis Lugones Lara
Gloria María López Valle
Heriberto Tellez Reynosa
Daniel Antonio Díaz Gálvez
Juvier Jimenez Gomez
Yunior Rodríguez Rivero
Julián Manuel Mazola Beltrán
Uziel David Abreu Martínez
Iris Belkis Oduardo Rodríguez
Carlos Manuel Pupo Rodríguez
José Daniel Ferrer García
Jorge Luis Salazar Brioso
Lisdiany Rodríguez Isaac
Luis Robles Elizásteguis
Orlando Pineda Martínez
Marlon Brando Diaz Oliva
Ciro Alexis Casanova Pérez
Juan Yanier Antomarchi Núñez
Randy Arteaga Rivera
Frank Daniel Roig Sotolongo
Yandier García Labrada
Eduin Rodríguez Fonseca
Andro Ledesma Prieto
Liliana Oropesa Ferrer
Endris Fuentes Zamora
Javier González Fernández
Arturo Valentín Rivero
Rowland Jesus Castillo Castro
Dariel Cruz García
Donaida Pérez Paseiro
Mailene Noguera Santiesteban
Yessica Coimbra Noriega
Reyna Yacnara Barreto Batista
Livan Hernandez Sosa
Katia Beirut Rodríguez
José Miguel Gómez Mondeja
Jorge Gabriel Arruebarruena León
Lisdany Rodríguez Isaac
Magdiel Rodríguez García
Rogelio Lázaro Domínguez Pérez
César Adrián Delgado Correa
