Cuba Begins Releasing More than 2,000 Prisoners as US Pressure Mounts

White House wants cash to transform Alcatraz from tourist spot back to active prison

The White House released a budget on Friday, in which the Trump administration requested funds for the ⁠Federal Bureau ⁠of Prisons to cover the ‌first-year costs of rebuilding Alcatraz into "a state-of-the-art secure prison facility."

US puts Cuba on backburner amid operation in Iran

Steps against Cuba also risk further upsetting already tenuous relations with Russia, the publication notes

As freed prisoners celebrate in Cuba, human rights groups demand clarity and release of protesters

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Belarus Cancels Passport Of Nobel Laureate Byalyatski, Other Former Political Prisoners

Belarus has cancelled the passport of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Byalyatski and other recently deported political prisoners, in what rights groups say is a new form of pressure on exiled dissidents.

Cuba pardons 2,010 prisoners amid U.S. pressure

HAVANA-- Cuba's government announced Thursday that it was pardoning 2,010 prisoners as a "humanitarian" gesture to mark Easter after previously pledging to release dozens amid heightened US pressure on Havana.

Russia warns citizens not to travel to states that have extradition treaties with US

Russia said that individuals risk lengthy prison sentences if extradited to the US