NEW : Dissident : `` This is a victory for all the Catholic people '' Dr. Gonzalez Oscar Elias is to be freed from a Cuban prison , the Cuban church says . Nine others will also be released , going on to live in exile in Spain . His hunger strike came to an end in July after Cuba began to release dissidents as part of an agreement with the Roman Catholic Church and Spain to empty Cuba 's jails of political prisoners . Gonzalez was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his championing of human rights .
NEW : Dissident : `` This is a victory for all the Catholic people '' Dr. Gonzalez Oscar Elias is to be freed from a Cuban prison , the Cuban church says . Nine others will also be released , going on to live in exile in Spain . Gonzalez was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his championing of human rights .