01/29/2015: US lawmakers introduced bill to end Cuba travel restrictions

01/12/2015: Cuba released 53 political prisoners

01/05/2015: Cuba rights group reported record number of dissident detentions

12/17/2014: Obama announced Cuba policy changes

06/30/2014: BNP Paribas reported to pay almost $9 billion in US penalties for helping clients in Cuba dodge US sanctions

03/29/2014: Cuba legislature approved law to attract foreign investment

08/05/2013: Rights group urged Cuba to release ‘prisoners of conscience’

05/06/13: Federal appeals court blocked Florida law barring contracts with Cuba, Syria businesses