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Cuban
Youngsters to Climb the Turquino Peak in Solidarity with The Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar
10 (acn) Journalists and students from Havana’s Institute of
International
Relations began a tour of the Sierra Maestra Mountains on Wednesday,
which will include the
ascent of the Turquino Peak, in solidarity with the five Cuban
antiterrorists unjustly
incarcerated in the United States.
International
Campaign in Solidarity with the Cuban Five Intensifies
HAVANA, Cuba,
Mar 9 (acn) Solidarity with the five Cuban heroes and their
relatives has
intensified over the last few days. The Cuban Foreign Ministry’s web
site reports on activities in this regard in Argentina, Costa Rica,
Zimbabwe, Kiribati and Sri Lanka.
US
Personalities Ask Washington to Grant Visas to Wives of Cuban
Antiterrorist Fighters
HAVANA, Cuba, March
9 (acn) Fourteen US personalities asked the White House to grant
visas to the wives of two of five Cuban antiterrorist fighters
who remain unjustly imprisoned in the United States since 1998.
Claim for
Freedom of the Cuban Five on the Growth in Argentina
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 3 (acn) The claim for the release of the five
Cuban antiterrorist fighters unfairly imprisoned in the United
States has found an echo in the Argentinean province of Neuquén,
where a solid movement in solidarity with that cause is
established.
 US
Anti-war Activist Sends Greetings to The Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 1 (acn) Cindy Sheehan, who struggles against
the US militaristic policy, has sent greetings to the five Cuban
antiterrorists incarcerated in that country, and denounced the
unjust way in which they’re kept in jail.
Prominent Japanese Activist in Favor
of The Cuban Five Receives Friendship Medal
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 1 (acn) Cuba’s ambassador in Tokyo, Jose
Fernandez de Cossio, presented Eiko Tomiyama with the
Friendship Medal, given by the Cuban Council of State.
Tomiyama is an
activist in favor of the release of the five Cubans unjustly
incarcerated in the United States.
American Mayor Criticizes Imprisonment of Cuban Antiterrorists
in the US
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb
25 (acn) Gayle Mclaughlin, Mayor of the US city of Richmond,
California, criticized the imprisonment in her country of five
Cuban antiterrorist fighters.
Solidarity in Tunisia and Azerbaijan with Cuba and The Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb
24 (acn) Solidarity with Cuba and with the five antiterrorists
from the
island unjustly incarcerated in the United States continues on
the rise, and the most recent
examples of this support took place on Tuesday in Tunisia and
Azerbaijan.
South
African Writer Demands Release of The Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba,
Feb17 (acn) South African writer Nadine Gordimer demanded US
President Barack Obama on Wednesday the immediate release from
prison of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly
incarcerated in US jails.
Ricardo
Alarcon Launches New Books on the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 15 (acn) The President of the Cuban Parliament
Ricardo Alarcon launched on Sunday two new books on the case of
five Cuban antiterrorist fighters who remain unjustly imprisoned
in the United States since 1998.
Swedish Radio Station Spreads News About Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 13 (acn) For 10 years now, the Swedish Radio
Nuevo Milenio station has contributed to spreading in that
country the injustice committed against five Cuban anti-terrorists
imprisoned in the United States.
Peruvians
Reiterate Demand for the Release of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 11 (acn) Hundreds of Peruvians delivered a
letter at the US embassy in Lima, in which they demand President
Barack Obama the release of the five Cuban antiterrorists
unjustly incarcerated in his country.
Fight for
the Cuban Five Gathers Momentum in the US
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 9 (acn) The US coordinator of the Free the
Five International Committee, Alicia Jrapko, said the fight for
the release of the Cuban antiterrorists imprisoned in the US
since 1998 is gaining ground in that country.
Paintings by Cuban Antiterrorist Fighter on Display in US Cities
HAVANA, Cuba,
Feb 8 (acn) A exhibition of paintings by Antonio Guerrero, one
of five Cuban antiterrorist fighters who remain unjustly
imprisoned in the United States since 1998 – internationally
known as the Cuban Five-, will be on display in several cities
of the United States.
Intl.
Solidarity, more Necessary than ever in the Case of The Cuban
Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 4
(acn) Relatives of the five Cuban heroes incarcerated in the
United States
for warning their country about terrorist acts against it,
underlined on Thursday in this
capital that international solidarity is now more necessary than
ever to obtain their freedom.
Venezuelan
Minister Highlights Patriotism of The Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 28 (acn) Maria Leon, Venezuelan Minister for
Women’s Affairs, affirmed on Thursday in Caracas that the five
Cuban antiterrorists incarcerated in the United States since
1998 are symbols of patriotism for the world.
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Cuba
Thanks Argentinean Climbers for Gesture in Support of Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jan 23 (AIN) The Cuban people thanked three Argentineans for
climbing the Aconcagua, Americas’ highest peak, to place on its
summit a flag with a sign claiming for the release of the five
Cuban revolutionaries unfairly imprisoned in the United States. |
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New
International Campaign in Favor of the Cuban Five
Havana,
January 21 (acn) A new international campaign in favor of the
liberation of five Cuban antiterrorists, who remain as political
prisoners in the US since 1998, is getting ready in Washington,
with an edition of 20 thousand postcards addressed to President
Barack Obama.
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The Cuban Five Send
Heartfelt Message to the Haitian People
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jan 19 (acn) The Five Cuban heroes unjustly imprisoned in the
United SDtates for fighjting terrorism have sent a message of
encouragement and hope to the people of Haiti,
recently devastated by a strong earthquake. |
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Cuban Five Send
Encouragement Message to Haitians
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jan 20 (acn) The five Cuban revolutionaries imprisoned in the
United States for
fighting terrorism sent a message of encouragement and hope to the
Haitian people following
the earthquake that devastated their country. |
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Argentineans Reach Top of the Aconcagua In a Call for the
Release of Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 12 (acn) In a particular gesture to express
support for the release of five Cubans imprisoned in the United
States for fighting terrorism, three young Argentinean men
climbed one of the world's highest mountains, the Aconcagua, and
placed a flag with a logotype representing the cause of the
Cuban revolutionaries, in the top of the elevation, reported PL.
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Young
Communist League Thanks South African Support of Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 12 (acn) The Cuban Young Communist League (UJC,
Spanish acronyms) thanked the South African people for their
support of the five Cuban revolutionaries unfairly imprisoned in
the United States.
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Int’l
Colloquium on the Cuban Five Begins Today in Holguin
HOLGUIN, Cuba, Nov 19 (acn) The 5th International Colloquium in
favor of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters who remain
unjustly imprisoned in the United States begins today in the
eastern province of Holguin with the participation of more than
200 delegates from all
continents.
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ACLU
Decries Decision of US Supreme Court Regarding School Book on
Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 18 (acn) The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
criticized the US Supreme Court’s Monday refusal to hear a
challenge to a Miami school board decision that removed a book
about Cuba from public schools.
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Venezuelan University Grants Award to the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) The Experimental Polytechnic University of
the Venezuelan Armed Forces (UNEFA) granted on Friday the
‘Humberto Fernandez’ Order to the five Cuban antiterrorist
fighters who remain unjustly imprisoned in the United States
since 1998.
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Venezuelan Parliament in Solidarity with the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 11 (acn) The Venezuelan National Assembly (Parliament)
reiterated its
solidarity with the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters who remain
unjustly imprisoned in the United States since 1998.
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President Raul
Castro Attends Burial of Mother of Cuban Hero
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 3 (acn) Cuban President Raul Castro attended
on Tuesday the burial of Carmen Nordelo, mother of Gerardo
Hernández, one of the five Cuban antiterrorists incarcerated in
the United States.
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Cuban President Raul Castro
Attends Burial of Carmen Nordelo
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 3 (acn) Cuban President Raul Castro attended the burial
service of Carmen Nordelo, at Havana’s Colon cemetery. |
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Cuba grieves for death of US prisoner’s mother
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 3 (acn) Groups in solidarity with the five Cuban
antiterrorists incarcerated in the United States have expressed
their grief for the death of Carmen Nordelo, the mother of one of
these patriots, Gerardo Hernandez. |
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US
Trade Unionists Support Release of Cuban Antiterrorist Fighters
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 29
(acn) The San Francisco Labor Council (SFLC) asked US President
Barack Obama to release the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters
who remain unjustly imprisoned in the United States.
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Spanish FM Receives Adriana Perez
and Olga Salanueva
HAVANA,
Cuba, Oct 28 (acn) The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Miguel
Angel Moratinos,
received on Wednesday Adriana Perez and Olga Salanueva, the wives of
two of the five Cuban
antiterrorists unjustly incarcerated in the United States for 11
years now. |
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Re-Sentencing Date Set for
Cuban Antiterrorists
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 28 (acn) The U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of Florida announced on Tuesday the new date
of the re-sentencing hearings for Fernando González and Ramón
Labañino, two of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters who
remain unjustly imprisoned in the United States.
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Euro MPs
Demand the Release of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 27 (acn)
Members of the European Parliament from several countries demanded
US President Barack Obama in Paris to exert his constitutional
powers to free the five Cuban antiterrorism fighters incarcerated in
the United States.
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The United Nations
Association of Australia Presents Case of The Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) The
presentation of the case of the Cuban Five, unjustly
incarcerated in the United States,was carried out at Sydney’s
Macquarie University, sponsored
by the United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA). |
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A Tiny Yellow Pencil
While waiting for
his resentencing in a Miami jail, Antonio Guerrero, one of the
Cuban Five,
wrote a poem describing what he sees, hears and feels during the
week he spent in the “hole.”
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Caribbean Law
Association Ratifies Support of Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 21 (acn)
The President and Founder of the International Federation of Bar
Associations in the Antilles (FICAA), Deomedes Olivares, ratified
the support of his organization to the cause of the five Cuban
antiterrorist fighters imprisoned in the United
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More than
200 Delegates Confirm Participation in Int’l Colloquium on the Cuban
Five
HOLGUIN, Cuba, Oct 20 (acn) More
than 200 delegates from almost 30 countries have confirmed their
participation in the 5th International Colloquium for the
release of the five Cuban antiterrorist...
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Brazilian Frei Betto Speaks Out For the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 20 (acn)
Brazilian intellectual Frei Betto reiterated his call to foster
world solidarity with the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unfairly
imprisoned in the U.S., as he spoke in a meeting in support of the
five men in Sao Paulo.
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In
Brussels, for The Cuban Five, Olga Salanueva and Adriana Perez
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 20 (acn)
The struggle for the release of the five antiterrorist Cuban Heroes,
unjustly incarcerated in the United States, had a new momentum in
Brussels on Monday, with the presence of Olga Salanueva and Adriana
Perez, the wives of two of these patriots.
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Brazilian
Legislators Demand Review of Cuban Five Case
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 19 (acn)
The demands made by Brazilian solidarity-with-Cuba groups and
committees were backed on Monday by state legislators, who demanded
a review of the case of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly
incarcerated in the United States.
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Int'l
Solidarity with the Cuban Five on the Rise
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 19
(acn) Solidarity actions in support of the five Cuban anti-terrorists
imprisoned in the United States were reported in Spain, Chile
and Uruguay, while in Panama supporters of the five men are
preparing an academic forum to discuss the case.
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Wives
of Two of the Cuban Five Present the Case in Luxembourg
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 16 (acn)
In an effort to spread the truth about the case of the five Cuban
antiterrorist fighters unfairly imprisoned in the U.S., the wives of
two of them recently met with Luxembourg’s parliamentarians and
politicians in that European country.
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Concert
in Venezuela in Support of the Release of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 15 (acn)
As part of the international crusade demanding the immediate release
of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly incarcerated in the United
States, the Venezuela-Cuba National Movement for Mutual Friendship
and Solidarity has called for the...
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U.S.
Organizations Demand Freedom for the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 14
(acn) Several US organizations demanded on Wednesday the release
of the five Cuban antiterrorists imprisoned in that country,
pointing out that they are innocent of the charges pressed
against them.
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Guinea
Bissau First Lady Demands Freedom for the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 13 (acn)
Salomea Neves Aim Gomes, the first lady of the Republic of
Guinea Bissau said she is in favor of freedom for the
five Cuban antiterrorist unjustly
incarcerated in US jails.
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New
Sentence for Cuban Antiterrorist Jailed in the USA
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 13 (acn)
A US judge today resentenced Antonio Guerrero, one of the five Cuban
antiterrorist unjustly incarcerated in the United States, to 21
years plus 10 month in jail, two more years than what was agreed by
the defense and the prosecution teams at the re-sentencing hearing.
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Cuba Presents Cuban
Five’s Case before UN
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 13
(acn) Cuba reiterated in the United Nations’ headquarters in New
York the situation of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters
imprisoned in the United States since 1998 and their families’
suffering.
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South African Trade
Unions Demand Freedom for the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 12
(acn) South African trade union organizations demanded the
freedom of the five Cubans imprisoned in the United States since
1998 for fighting terrorism.
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Relatives of the Cuban Five
Received at Belgian Foreign Ministry
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 12 (acn)
A delegation of relatives of the five Cuban antiterrorism fighters
unjustly incarcerated in the United States was received on Monday by
Koenraad Rouvouy, Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of
the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. |
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Resentencing
Hearing for Two of the Cuban Five Postponed
HAVANA,
Cuba, Oct 9 (acn) At the request of the Cuban Five defense team,
Miami Federal Court Judge Joan Lenard has issued an order on
Friday postponing the resentencing hearing for Fernando Gonzalez
and Ramon Labanino, two of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters
unjustly
imprisoned in the US for more than a decade.
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U.S. City
Passes Resolution in Support of Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 9 (acn)
The Council of the city of San Pablo, California, passed a
resolution in support of the release of the five Cuban antiterrorist
fighters imprisoned in the United States.
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New Website on the Cuban Five to Be Presented
in Holguin
HOLGUIN, Cuba, Oct 9 (acn)
A new website dedicated to the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters
imprisoned in the United States will be launched during a
International Colloquium on the Cuban Five to take place from
October 19 to 23 in this eastern city of Cuba.
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Holguin
to Host Int’l Colloquium on the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 8 (acn)
Nearly 180 people from 20 countries have confirmed their
participation in an international colloquium on the five Cuban
antiterrorist fighters, who remain unjustly imprisoned in the United
States since 1998, that will take place next November in the eastern
city of Holguin.
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The
Cuban Five: the Victims of the US Hostile Policy toward Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 7
(acn) The People’s Democratic Republic of Korea described the
imprisonment in the US of the five Cuban antiterrorism fighters
as an act of violence and the product of that nation’s hostile
policy toward Cuba.
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Solidarity
with the Cuban Five Increases in Europe
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 6 (acn)
The Annual Conference of the British Labor Party, held in Brighton
with the participation of some 150 delegates, included a rally in
solidarity with the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly
imprisoned in the United States since 1998.
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Delegates
at Bolivian Congress Reaffirm Solidarity with the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 5
(acn) The 9th Bolivian Congress on Solidarity with Cuba recently
concluded in the Bolivian city of Vallegrande with a declaration
in support of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unfairly
imprisoned in the U.S. and condemning Washington’s economic
blockade against the island.
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World
Campaigns for the Release of the Cuban Five Intensifying
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 17 (acn)
The imprisonment in the United States of five Cuban men for
monitoring Florida-based groups to prevent violent actions against
the island is causing increasing rejection in several parts of the
world.
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Cuba
Denounced US’s Unjust Treatment of Cuban Five before United Nations
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sept 16 (acn) Cuba denounced once again in Geneva, Switzerland, the
vindictive and unfair US Government’s treatment of the five Cuban
antiterrorist fighters imprisoned in that country and their closest
relatives. |
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March in
Philippines Demands Release of Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sept 15 (acn) Philippines’s groups of friendship with Cuba recently
led a march in the capital of the country, Manila, to urge the US
government to immediately release the five Cuban antiterrorist
fighters - internationally known as the Cuban Five - unjustly
imprisoned
since 1998. |
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The
President of the UN General Assembly Demands Release of the Cuban
Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 15 (acn)
Miguel D’ Escoto, President of the United Nations General Assembly,
denounced on Monday in New York, during his last speech as head of
this international body, that the unjust imprisonment ...
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Vigil
for the Cuban Five Held in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 12
(acn) Young Cubans gathered on Saturday in front of the US
Interests Section in Havana to demand the release of five Cuban
antiterrorist who, as of today, have been unjustly held for 11 years
in US jails.
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Antonio
Guerrero Ratifies Strength of the Cuban Five
CIEGO DE AVILA, Cuba, Sep 12 (acn)
Antonio Guerrero, one of the five Cuban antiterrorist unjustly
incarcerated in the United States, wrote a letter to Dalia Calvo,
confirming the unbreakable will of himself and his four other
comrades.
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TODAY, CAN
WE BELIEVE IN CHANGE?
An Open Letter to
President Obama
September 12, 2009
President Obama,
Eleven years ago today five young Cubans, Gerardo Hernández, Ramon
Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, René Gonzalez and Fernando González,
were arrested after infiltrating extreme right-wing Cuban American
groups based in southern Florida in an attempt to prevent further
terrorist
attacks against the Cuban people. Tried in 2001 during a judicial
process in Miami in the biased and threatening anti Cuban
environment, they were condemned to harsh and disproportionate
sentences.
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Cubans
to Carry Out Patriotic Vigil for the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept
11 (acn) A patriotic and revolutionary vigil in support of the
Cuban Five will take place tonight to await September 12, the
day marking the 11th anniversary of the imprisonment in the
United States of the five antiterrorist fighters.
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Solidarity-with-Cuba Groups
Demand Release of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 11 (acn)
Groups of solidarity with Cuba in Sweden and Ukraine, among other
countries, have increased their actions to demand the release of the
five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters to mark the 11th anniversary of
their unjust imprisonment in the United States on September 12. |
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Release
of the Cuban Five Demanded in Japan and the Seychelles
HAVANA,
Cuba, Sept 10 (acn) A group in solidarity with the cause of the
Cuban Five has issued a statement in Osaka that was sent to the
US embassy in Tokyo, demanding the immediate release of these
patriots. |
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American Organization Files Lawsuit in Support of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sept 10 (acn) The US’s Partnership for Civil Justice Fund on
Wednesday filed a lawsuit on behalf of the National Committee to
Free the Cuban Five. |
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Actions
in Support of the Five in Belgium and Luxembourg
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sept 10 (acn) Five Belgian artists will spend five hours locked up
in symbolic cells, set up in the heart of Brussels next September
12, 2009, the day marking 11 years of imprisonment of the Cuban Five.
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Alarcón Reiterates Acts of Arbitrary Nature Committed against
the Five
HAVANA,
Cuba, Sept 9 (acn) Cuban Parliament President Ricardo Alarcón
has reiterated the acts of arbitrary nature committed by the
United States in the case of the Five Cuban antiterrorists
unjustly incarcerated in that country. |
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East Timor Ratifies Opposition to US
Blockade and Support of the Cuban Five
HAVANA,
Cuba, Sept 9 (acn) The President of East Timor’s National
Parliament, Fernando La Sama de Araújo, ratified on Tuesday his
country’s opposition to the economic, commercial and financial
blockade imposed by the US government against Cuba. |
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Paris Hosts Concert
Dedicated to the Cuban Five
HAVANA,
Cuba, Sept 9 (acn) Pianist Alicia Perea, the Cuban cultural
counselor before the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO), offered a concert in Paris, the
French capital, dedicated to the five Cuban antiterrorist
fighters who remain unjustly
imprisoned in the United States since 1998.
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Russian
Organizations Intensifies Campaign for the Release of the Cuban
Five
La
Habana, 8 sep (AIN) The Russian coordinator of the Free the Five
committees in that country, Lena Lozhkina, pointed out that as
the 11th anniversary of their unjust incarceration in the United
States approaches, the campaign for their release increases.
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Miami’s
Media Influenced Cuban Five’s Sentences
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 8 (acn)
Miami’s media role in the Court’s ruling in the case of the five
Cuban antiterrorists unfairly imprisoned in the United States was
highlighted by Cuban parliament president Ricardo Alarcon in an
article posted today by Granma newspaper.
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Int’l
Solidarity with the Cuban Five Grows
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 8 (acn)
As the 11th anniversary of the unjust imprisonment of five Cuban
antiterrorists in the United States approaches, solidarity with
Gerardo Hernandez, Rene Gonzalez, Antonio Guerrero, Ramon Labañino
and Fernando Gonzalez – internationally known as the Cuban Five –
increases all over the world.
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Alarcon Criticizes
U.S. Media Silence on Cuban Five’s Case
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 7
(acn) Cuban Parliament’s President Ricardo Alarcon slammed the
US mainstream media for ignoring the case of the five Cuban
antiterrorists imprisoned in the United States, known as the
Cuban Five.
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Russian University Supports Cuban
Call for the Release of The Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 7 (acn)
Rusia’s State University for Commerce and the Economy (RGTU) has
issued a document in support of the call made by the Cuban
Parliament to parliamentarians and peoples from around the world to
back the release of the five antiterrorists unjustly incarcerated in
the United States. |
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Solidarity with the Cuban Five in Spain and Guatemala
HAVANA,
Cuba, Sept 7 (acn) Several political rallies in solidarity with the
Five Cuban antiterrorists incarcerated in the United States will be
held this week in Spain and Guatemala, according to announcements
made in these two cities. |
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Three
of Cuban Five Kept in Punishment Cells in Miami
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 4 (acn)
A member of the Cuban Five’s defense team, Richard Klugh, denounced
the punishment to which three of the five antiterrorist fighters
from the island who are imprisoned in the US are being submitted.
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Antonio
Guerrero´s Art Exhibition Travels to Colorado.
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 4 (acn)
An art exhibition by Antonio Guerrero, one of the five Cuban
antiterrorist unjustly incarcerated in the United States, will be
displayed in two venues in Colorado, reported the Free the Cuban
Five Committee.
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Dominican
Solidarity Committee Demands Freedom for the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 3 (acn)
The president of the Dominican Republic’s Committee to Free the
Cuban Five, Claudio Tavarez, highlighted the importance of
mobilizing different ...
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President of UN General Assembly Committed to the Cause of the Cuban
Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 2 (acn)
The president of the United Nations General Assembly, Miguel
D’Escoto, said on Tuesday in Havana that he is fully committed to
the cause of five Cuban antiterrorist fighters who remain ...
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Cuba
Protests US’s Denial of Visa to Wife of One of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 1
(acn) Cuba accused the US administration of Barack Obama of
following in the footsteps of his predecessor, George W. Bush,
and violating US law by denying a visa to Adriana Perez, the
wife of one of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters who...
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American
Teachers Support Release of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 1 (acn)
The American Federation of Teachers, AFT-2121, in San Francisco,
California, unanimously approved a resolution in support of the five
Cuban antiterrorist fighters who remain unjustly imprisoned in the
United States.
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Three of the Cuban Five in Miami for
Re-sentencing
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 31 (acn)
Three of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly incarcerated in the
US were taken to the Miami detention center to wait for a re-sentencing
hearing scheduled for October 13th.
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Guatemalan Solidarity-with-Cuba Meeting to
Discuss the Cuban Five’s Situation
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 31 (acn)
The situation of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly
imprisoned in the US will be the main topic of the first national
meeting of Guatemalan solidarity-with-Cuba organizations, scheduled
for next September 11-12.
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Cuban
Top Parliamentarian Denounces Criminal Nature of Sentences against
the Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 31 (acn)
Cuban Parliament President Ricardo Alarcon denounced the US
government’s reasons to impose excessive sentences on the five Cuban
antiterrorists who remain imprisoned in the United States, in ...
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D’Escoto’s UN Farewell Speech to Include Cuban Five Case
HAVANA, Cuba,
Aug 27 (acn) Miguel D´Escoto, president of the United Nations
General Assembly announced in Managua, Nicaragua, that he will
denounce in his farewell speech the injustices done by the US
government in the case of the Cuban Five. |
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Head of Cuban Parliament Asks US Progressive People to Support Cause
of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba,
Aug 26 (acn) Cuban Parliament President Ricardo Alarcon sent a
message asking for support of the Cuba Five’s cause that was read
out in a meeting marking the 40th anniversary of the Young Lords, a
revolutionary group organized in New York to demand social progress. |
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South Africans Criticize US Government for Keeping Cuban Five in
Jail
HAVANA, Cuba,
Aug 25 (acn) South African communists criticized the US government’s
lack of will to release the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters
imprisoned in American jails. |
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Cuban
Website Slams US’ Cruel Treatment of One of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 24 (acn)
The US government is cruelly maltreating Gerardo Hernandez Cordelo,
one of the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters imprisoned in that
country, according to a report posted on CubaDebate’s website.
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Brazilian University to Demand Freedom of
Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 24 (acn)
Students and professors of the University of Florianopolis, in the
Brazilian state of Catarina, agreed to urge US President Barack
Obama to release five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters who have been
held in US prisons since 1998.
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The
Cuban Five’s Defense Team Says the Battle for the Case Continues
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 22 (acn)
The political battle for the release of the five Cuban antiterrorist
fighters unfairly imprisoned in the US must go on, said in Havana
members of the Cuban Five’s defense team.
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Guinea
Bissau's Political Leader Demands Release of Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 20 (acn)
Interim chairman of Guinea Bissau’s parliament, Manuel Serifo
Nhamadjo, demanded the release of the five Cuban antiterrorist
fighters who have been imprisoned in the United States for nearly 11
years.
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