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Following the Cuban Revolution, small numbers of Americans, mostly communists, began migrating to Cuba. In the 1980s, there was an organized group of Americans who called themselves the Union of North American Residents. They consist of nearly 30 expatriates, some members of the US Communist Party while others are leftist writers or English ...
Name Other name(s) Detained Country Notes 1: Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al-Bahlul: Abu Anas al-Makki: 2002: Yemen: Convicted in 2008 of conspiring with al-Qaeda, soliciting murder and providing material support for terrorism, and sentenced to life imprisonment. However, all convictions except for conspiracy were overturned in 2013.
In Cuba, Havana residents welcomed the news about Biden's actions. "This is definitely good for our country, because we would have more possibilities, more resources. It's an advancement.
Cuba on Wednesday began releasing prisoners jailed following anti-government protests in 2021, making good on a deal agreed with the Biden administration this week. Outgoing U.S. President Joe ...
Angela Bofill, American R&B and jazz singer and songwriter of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent; Camila Cabello, singer, born in Havana, Cuba; Nini Camps, Cuban-American folk rock singer-songwriter; Irene Cara, Oscar and Grammy-winning singer , actress ; born in the Bronx, New York; mother was American of Cuban descent; Willy Chirino, singer
Signs that President Biden is considering new U.S.-Cuba policy, and possibly moving toward full restoration of relations, are popping up everywhere.
Alan Phillip Gross (born May 2, 1949) [5] is a former United States government contractor employed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).. In December 2009 he was arrested in Cuba while working on a program funded under the 1996 Helms–Burton Act, [6] which explicitly called for overthrow of Castro's government. [7]
The 54-year-old leader of Cuba's Patriotic Union (Unpacu), an opposition group in the country, was jailed and charged with public disorder following the 2021 protests.