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Pope appeals for leniency in Cuba dissident crackdown
Vatican notes Pope John Paul II expresses deep sorrow over Cuba's harsh sentences including executions of dissidents. He urged Fidel Castro to grant clemency in a letter released after the Havana ferry incident and rising international criticism of Cuba’s crackdown. The pope's message followed executions and mass prison terms for dissidents linking to alleged subversion of the socialist state.
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