Havana, Cuba, Jun 2, 2010 / 17:01 pm
Fulfilling a promise made in recent talks with the Catholic Church in Cuba, the Cuban government on Tuesday began moving political prisoners to jails closer to their homes.
Six men among the 75 government opponents jailed in a 2003 crackdown were being transferred to prisons nearer to their families in various Cuban cities, the Archdiocese of Havana said in a statement.
The relocated prisoners are: Félix Navarro Rodríguez, José Luis García Paneque, Iván Hernández Carrillo Adolfo, Diosdado González Marrero, Arnaldo Ramos Lauzurique and Antonio Ramón Díaz Sánchez.
The archdiocese added, “Given the speculation generated in recent days regarding this process,” only information released by the Archbishop of Havana's office should be trusted.