This happened after Washington urged Havana to release more than 700 political prisoners.
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L.M. Otero Alcantara, recognized as a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, was sentenced in 2022 to five years in prison for insulting national symbols, disrespect, and disturbing public order.
He landed in Miami, the capital of the Cuban diaspora, after a short flight from Havana, as seen in a video filmed at the airport, which his friend, activist Anamely Ramos, shared with the news agency AFP.
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