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Reporter Armando José Chicoca Released

On April 6, 2011, reporter Armando José Chicoca, who was sentenced to one year in prison and a heavy fine on defamation charges on March 3, was released on… More

Songwriter Released

Singer-songwriter Lapiro de Mbanga (real name: Pierre Roger Lambo Sandjo) was freed on April 8, 2011, having completed a three-year prison sentence for allegedly instigating anti-government riots. More

Last Journalist Released

The last remaining Cuban journalist in prison, Habana Press director Alberto Santiago Du Bouchet Hernández, has now been released. More