Political Prisoners Cuba

It was one of the most awkward moments of a press conference that was full of them: when an American journalist asked Cuban President Raul Castro about the fate of political prisoners on the island.

Most of the 53 Cuban prisoners released from jail under a historic US-Cuba accord remain bound to the justice system under conditions that could easily return them to prison, dissident leaders say.

Cuba has completed the release of 53 political prisoners that was part of last month's historic deal between the United States and Cuba, the U.S. said on Monday.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his accused conspirators have been held for years at the US-run prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, while a legal and political battle has played out over how and where to prosecute them.

It was one of the most awkward moments of a press conference that was full of them: when an American journalist asked Cuban President Raul Castro about the fate of political prisoners on the island.

Most of the 53 Cuban prisoners released from jail under a historic US-Cuba accord remain bound to the justice system under conditions that could easily return them to prison, dissident leaders say.

Cuba has completed the release of 53 political prisoners that was part of last month's historic deal between the United States and Cuba, the U.S. said on Monday.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his accused conspirators have been held for years at the US-run prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, while a legal and political battle has played out over how and where to prosecute them.