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Hamas releases first seven Israeli prisoners as part of an exchange

Published on: October 13, 2025
10:12

Ramallah, Oct 13 (Prensa Latina) The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) released the first seven Israeli prisoners, out of an estimated 20, as part of an exchange with the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for nearly 2,000 Palestinians.

Media group head calls for release of Sputnik Azerbaijan journalists

Published on: July 30, 2025
11:12

Moscow, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) Rossiya Segodnya General Director Dmitry Kiselyov expressed that the release of Sputnik Azerbaijan employees would be a step toward normalizing Russian-Azerbaijani relations.

Cuba remembers Fidel Castro’s release from Prison in 1955

Published on: May 15, 2025
09:53

Havana, May 15 (Prensa Latina) Cubans are remembering the 70th anniversary of the release from prison of the historic leader of the Revolution Fidel Castro (1926-2016) and other young assailants of the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Garrisons, under popular pressure.

Regional bloc urges South Sudan to release opponents

Published on: March 13, 2025
17:45

Juba, Mar 13 (Prensa Latina) African authorities called for South Sudan's government to release the recently detained political opponents, local sources reported in this capital on Thursday.

Vatican highlights release of prisoners in Cuba as part of Jubilee

Published on: January 15, 2025
11:42

Vatican City, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) The Holy See highlighted the announcement by the Cuban government of the release of 553 persons sanctioned for various reasons, following a process with the participation of the Vatican, a decision framed in the Catholic Jubilee.

Just nature of Cuba’s penal and penitentiary systems underscored

Published on: January 15, 2025
00:16

Havana, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that the decision to release 553 people who were serving sentences was made as part of the just and humanitarian nature of the country's penal and penitentiary systems.

International committee asks Ecuador to guarantee Glas’s integrity

Published on: July 16, 2024
11:47

Quito, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) An international committee is seeking to restore the asylum status of former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who currently remains at a maximum security prison, where the politician's integrity is being violated.

India and Pakistan exchange prisoners’ lists

Published on: July 1, 2024
10:05

New Delhi, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) India and Pakistan on Monday exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in mutual custody, through diplomatic channels and simultaneously in the capitals of both countries,

Chilean journalists welcome Julian Assange’s release

Published on: June 25, 2024
12:55

Santiago, Chile, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) In a statement released here on Tuesday, the Metropolitan Council of the Chilean Association of Journalists expressed deep satisfaction with the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Assange’s release generates various reactions in Ecuador

Published on: June 25, 2024
12:11

Quito, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) The release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, imprisoned in 2019 in the Ecuadorian Embassy in the United Kingdom, has generated diverse reactions in this South American country.

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