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At least 38 dissidents free as Cuba releases more on US list of 53; Washington welcomes moves

Associated Press
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    A day after his release, dissident Miguel Alberto Ulloa, 25, holds his son, as he walks beside a water tank painted with the acronym for the United States and his country's name, outside his home, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. Advocates, relatives and dissidents say that Cuba has freed at least 38 people on a U.S. list of imprisoned opposition members. U.S. officials said Friday after weeks of virtual silence that those released had been on the list of 53. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) (The Associated Press)

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    Dissident Miguel Alberto Ulloa, 25, poses for a photo in his home, holding his release document, a day after his release, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. Advocates, relatives and dissidents say that Cuba has freed at least 38 people on a U.S. list of imprisoned opposition members. U.S. officials said Friday after weeks of virtual silence that those released had been on the list of 53. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) (The Associated Press)

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    A day after his release, dissident Wilberto Parada, 42, sits for an interview in his home in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. Advocates, relatives and dissidents say that Cuba has freed at least 38 people on a U.S. list of imprisoned opposition members. U.S. officials said Friday after weeks of virtual silence that those released had been on the list of 53. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) (The Associated Press)

HAVANA – Cuban dissidents, their relatives and supporters say the government this week has freed at least 38 people on a U.S. list of imprisoned opposition members.

U.S. officials said Friday after weeks of virtual silence that those released were on the list of 53.

"There are more that will be released," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. "We're hoping that will happen as soon as possible."

Ben Rhodes, the deputy U.S. national security adviser who negotiated the releases as part of a broader detente with Cuba, said on Twitter: "The United States welcomes the substantial and ongoing releases of prisoners in Cuba — so good to see people reunited with their families."

A Miami-based Cuba-American group says three other dissidents were freed last month.