Kusturica, who is on a tour around Argentina
accompanied by his band ‘The No Smoking Orchestra’, asked US
President Barack Obama to release Gerardo Hernandez, Rene Gonzalez,
Antonio Guerrero, Ramon Labañino and Fernando Gonzalez –
internationally known as the Cuban Five –, who were arrested and
given harsh and unjust sentences for monitoring extremist groups in
South Florida that were planning and carrying out terrorist actions
against Cuba.
On Tuesday, Kusturica visited the Patagonia area, where he received
the Guest of Honor distinction in the city of Neuquen.
According to Prensa Latina news agency, the Serbian
artist met with local social activists and signed a postcard
demanding the immediate release of the Cuban Five.
The postcard recalls that 10 Nobel Prize winners have also issued
the same demand to the White House.
