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Caricatures by Gerardo Hernandez Exhibited in Australia
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 3 (acn) Humor from my pen, a traveling exhibition of 30 caricatures by Gerardo Hernandez –one of the Cuban Five unfairly imprisoned in the U.S., will be shown this month in Melbourne, Australia.


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Italian Solidarity Activists Call to New Campaign in Favor of The Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 2 (acn) The Rome Circle of the Italy-Cuba National Friendship Association called on Wednesday to participate in a campaign aimed at demanding the immediate return to their homeland of the five Cuban antiterrorists unfairly condemned in the US.


From the Bahamas, More Voices in Favor of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 1 (acn) Members of the “Ismaelillo” Association of Cubans Living in the Bahamas joined the worldwide demand for the return to the island of The Five, compatriots that were unfairly condemned in the United States for fighting terrorism.


Danny Glover Denounces Media Silence on The Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 1 (acn) Renowned US actor Danny Glover, an activist in favor of the release from prison of five Cuban antiterrorists arbitrarily condemned in the United States since
1998, denounced the media silence around the case of these men, and called for justice.


Haitian Organization to Step Up Solidarity Actions with Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 31 (acn) The solidarity-with-Cuba group of Port de Paix, to the northeast of Haiti, agreed to intensify actions for the release of the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters condemned to harsh sentences by the U.S.


Russia Ratifies Support for Cuba in its Struggle for The Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 27 (acn) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Serguei Ribakov asserted in Moscow that his country ratifies its willingness to support Cuba in its struggle for the release of the five Cuban antiterrorists unfairly sentenced in the United States.


Venezuela’s Attorney General Reaffirms her Support of Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 20 (acn) Venezuela’s Attorney General Luisa Ortega reiterated in Havana her willingness to collaborate in favor of the cause of the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters serving unfair sentences in the U.S.


Southern Cross Brigade in Solidarity with the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 18 (acn) The 29th Solidarity Brigade from Australia and New Zealand issued on Wednesday in this capital a statement supporting the cause of The Five.


Cuban Five: Antonio Guerrero Transferred to Marianna, Florida
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 13 (acn) In a letter addressed to supporters and friends, Antonio Guerrero, one of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters serving unfair sentences in the U.S., announced his arrival to the medium security prison of Marianna, Florida, on January 12.


The Seattle Teacher’s Union Sponsors Art Exhibit by Antonio Guerrero
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 10 (acn) The American Federation of Teachers Local 1789 of Seattle, Washington, is hosting, since January 3, a beautiful exhibition of paintings by Antonio Guerrero, one of the five Cubans unfairly incarcerated in the United States for over 13 years
now.


Int'l Committee Decries WaPo’s Lies on the Cuban Five Case
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 9 (acn) The International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five decried The Washington Post this Monday for publishing an editorial full of lies and inaccuracies regarding the case of the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters, who are serving outrageous sentences in the U.S., Prensa Latina reported.


On the 5th for The Five: Italian Association Sends Messages to Obama
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 6 (acn) The Italy-Cuba National Friendship Association sent on Thursday letters, e-mail messages and a large number of texts by way of social networks to US President
Barack Obama, in favor of the five Cuban heroes unfairly condemned in that northern country.


New International Effort for the Release of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 5 (acn) The International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five urged activists in solidarity with the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly imprisoned in the United States to send messages or call U.S. President Barack Obama on January 5 demanding the release of these five men, who were arrested in 1998 and given harsh sentences for trying to prevent terrorist attacks against Cuba.


Portuguese Intellectuals Ask Obama to Send The Five to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 21 (acn) Nearly one hundred and fifty Portuguese intellectuals demanded justice to be done in the case of the five Cuban antiterrorists unfairly condemned in that northern country, in a message sent to US President Barack Obama.


The Cuban Five Send Congratulations to the Cuban People
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 20 (acn) The five Cuban anti-terrorists in US territory –four of them serving severe sentences and one under supervised release- sent a message of congratulations to the Caribbean island for the new year, in which they express their gratitude for the
international solidarity shown in favor of their release.


Trade Unionists of the Americas Demand Release of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 12 (acn) A text demanding the immediate and unconditional release of Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labañino, Fernando Gonzalez and Antonio Guerrero —who along with Rene Gonzalez are internationally known as the Cuban Five— will be delivered to the office
of U.S. President Barack Obama and to the U.S. embassy in Mexico.


Exhibition Dedicated to Cuban Five Unveiled in Bulgaria
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 12 (acn) The five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters serving outrageous sentences in the United States -known as the Cuban Five- have the support of Bulgarian artists who recently inaugurated an exhibition dedicated to them in Sofia.


Conference in Miami on the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 5 (acn) Organizations of Cuban émigrés in Miami carried out a conference to clarify the current situation of the five Cuban antiterrorists, unfairly condemned in the US since 1998.


US Religious Persons Speak with Wives of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 30 (acn) A delegation of US religious leaders met on Wednesday in this capital with wives of the five Cuban heroes condemned in the United States for fighting terrorism.


British Solidarity Activist Says the Cuban Five Remain Firm and United
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) British Father Geoffrey Bottoms, who has visited three of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly imprisoned in the United States —Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labañino and Fernando Gonzalez— said that, although they have different personalities and characters, they act and think as only one.


President of Angolan Parliament Supports Cause of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 23 (acn) The president of the Angolan Parliament, Antonio Paulo Kassoma, expressed his unconditional support of the cause of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly imprisoned in the U.S. since 1998 during a meeting with their relatives at the Cuban Friendship Institute (ICAP) in Havana.


U.S. Political Activist Cindy Sheehan Slams Washington’s Double Standardz
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 17 (acn) American political activist Cindy Sheehan criticized on Thursday the U.S. Government’s double standard in its so-called war on international terrorism.


Int’l Colloquium on the Cuban Five to Hold Interactive Forum on Internet
HOLGUIN, Cuba, Nov 17 (acn) The Seventh International Colloquium to Free the Cuban Five will hold an interactive forum on the internet, on Thursday, as part of the activities of the event to demand the release of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly imprisoned in the U.S since 1998.


Int’l Colloquium on the Cuban Five to Begin in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 16 (acn) The Seventh International Colloquium to Free the Cuban Five began on Wednesday in the eastern Cuban province of Holguin, with the attendance of more than 300 delegates from 47 nations.


Bicycle Race Opens Colloquium on the Cuban Five
HOLGUIN, Cuba, Nov 16 (acn) The Seventh International Colloquium to Free the Cuban Five started today with a bicycle race in the eastern city of Holguin, some 775 kilometers east of Havana city.


“Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up” to be Screened in New York
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 13 (acn) The documentary “Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up,” by US  award-winning director Saul Landau, will be screened in New York on December 3rd.


President of Cuban Parliament Urges Washington to Drop All Charges against the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 12 (acn) The president of the Cuban National Assembly (Parliament), Ricardo Alarcon, said on Friday that the U.S. Government’s only right decision in the case of the Cuban antiterrorists imprisoned in United States would be to drop all charges against the five men.


Andean Parliament Asks for Justice to Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 10 (acn) The Andean Parliament ratified in Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, its firm stance in favor of the cause of the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters unjustly imprisoned in the U.S.


Relatives of the Cuban Five Reiterate Concern for Rene
BAYAMO, Cuba, Nov 5 (acn) Relatives of the five Cuban heroes condemned in the United States for trying to prevent terrorist actions reiterated on Monday in this city that the life of Rene Gonzalez, one of these patriots, forced to stay in the northern country after his recent
release from prison, is in great danger.


The US Violates its Own Laws in the Case of the Cuban Five
BAYAMO, Cuba, Nov 5 (acn) The judicial process against the five Cuban heroes condemned to harsh sentences in the US for fighting terrorism constitutes a flagrant violation of that northern country’s legislative precepts.


Solidarity in Belarus with the Five Cuban Antiterrorist

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 3 (acn) Piotr Ivanovich Brigadin, president of the Belarus-Cuba, Friendship
Association urged for justice to be done in the case of the five Cuban heroes condemned in the
United States for fighting terrorism.


Central American and Caribbean Political Parties Demand Release of Cuban Five

HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 26 (acn) The Central American and Caribbean political parties of the Sao Paulo Forum demanded US President Barack Obama to release the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly imprisoned in that nation since 1998.


Defense Lawyer Assesses Legal Possibilities in Rene’s Case

HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 7 (acn) The Denmark-Cuba Friendship Association and the Committee for the Release of the Five announced, by way of a press release, the beginning of an International
Campaign of Solidarity with the Cuban antiterrorist fighters.


Alarcon: to Keep The Five in Prison is to Support Terrorism

HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 24 (acn) Cuban Parliament President Ricardo Alarcon said on Friday that to
keep the five Cuban patriots in prison represents the continuation of Washington’s support for
terrorism against the island.


UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Briefed on the Cuban Five Case

HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 9 (acn) The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navy Pillay, received on Thursday updated information on the case of the five Cuban antiterrorists who remain unjustly imprisoned in the United States since 1998.


Campaign in Favor of The Five Announced in Denmark

HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 7 (acn) The Denmark-Cuba Friendship Association and the Committee for the Release of the Five announced, by way of a press release, the beginning of an International
Campaign of Solidarity with the Cuban antiterrorist fighters.


Release of The Cuban Five Demanded in Uruguay  

HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 7 (acn) “Release The Five, Release Truth,” is the title of an article
published by Montevideo’s La Republica newspaper, which demands the release from prison of the five Cuban antiterrorists incarcerated in the United States for almost 13 years now.


Angolan Organizations Demand Release of The Cuban Five

HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 6 (acn) Several Angolan organizations issued on Tuesday a message of solidarity, and demanded of the US government the release of the five Cuban antiterrorists unfairly incarcerated in that country since 1998.


Defense Lawyer Gives an Update on Cuban Five’s Legal Situation

HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 6 (acn) Richard Klugh, a member of the defense team for the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in U.S. prisons told Radio Habana Cuba about the current legal situation of the Cuban Five, as the 13th year of their imprisonment draws near.  


Justice for the Cuban Five Demanded from Mexico

HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 5 (acn) Activities in solidarity with the five Cuban heroes incarcerated in
the United States took place on Monday in Mexico, sponsored by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and the Cuban embassy to that nation.


The Release of the Cuban Five Demanded in Argentina

HAVANA, Cuba, July 9 (acn) More and more voices are joining the demand for the release of the five Cuban antiterrorists unfairly imprisoned in the US since 1998, in this case those of a group of Argentineans in solidarity with this just cause.


Italian Activists Carry out Activities in Solidarity with the Cuban Five

HAVANA, Cuba, July 8 (acn) A group of members of the Association of Internationalist Solidarity with Cuba (AsiCubaUmbria) chained themselves to each other on Wednesday in front of the largest fountain of the Italian province of Perugia to condemn the imprisonment in the
United States of five Cuban antiterrorists.


Antonio Guerrero Sends Letter to Woman Retiree in Santiago de Cuba

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, July 7 (acn) Ana Iris Limonta, a 54 year-old retiree, received on
Tuesday a letter sent by Antonio Guerrero, one of the five Cubans unfairly incarcerated in the
United States.


Afro-American Citizens Urge Barack Obama to Free the Cuban Five

HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 7 (acn) Members of the Afro-American community in the United States sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama urging him to release the five Cuban antiterrorists fighters who remain unjustly imprisoned in that country since 1998.


Environmental Meeting to Dedicate a Session to the Cuban Five  

HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 6 (acn) The 8th International Convention on Environment and Development underway in Havana will be dedicated on Thursday to the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters unfairly imprisoned in the US since 1998.


Europeans Demand Release of Cuban Five

HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 1 (acn) Solidarity-with-Cuba Asociations from Portugal, Spain and Bulgaria claimed the immediate release of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unfairly imprisoned in the US since 1998.


Kazakhs Collect Signatures for the Freedom of the Five Heroes

HAVANA, Cuba, June 29 (acn) The Kazakhstan-Cuba Friendship Society and the Kazakh Committee for the Freedom of the Five Cuban antiterrorist heroes incarcerated in the US demanded the release of these patriots, for which they collected signatures.


Relatives of The Five Denounce these Antiterrorists have been Subjected to Torture
HAVANA, Cuba, June 29 (acn) Relatives of the five Cuban antiterrorist heroes denounced on Wednesday, within the context of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the humiliations and mistreatment these men have been subjected to by the US government.


German Communist Party Supports the Cause of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, June 28 (acn) The German Communist Party (DKP) ratified its support of the cause of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly imprisoned in the U.S., during talks included in the program of a Press Festival of
that organization, held in Dortmund.


German Communist Party Supports the Cause of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, June 28 (acn) The German Communist Party (DKP) ratified its support of the cause of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly imprisoned in the U.S., during talks included in the program of a Press Festival of
that organization, held in Dortmund.


US Press Censorship in the Case of The Five Denounced
HAVANA, Cuba, June 24 (acn) The International Committee for the Freedom of The Five Cuban antiterrorists unfairly incarcerated in the US denou
nced the censorship exerted by the mass media in that country around the case of these heroes.


Demand for the Release of The Cuban Five Increases
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 17 (acn) Members of the European Parliament and deputies of France added their signatures to a letter that demands the release of the five Cuban antiterrorists incarcerated in the United States for almost 13 years now.


Cuban Five Wish Chavez Speedy Recovery
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 17 (acn) The five Cuban antiterrorist fighters imprisoned in the United States since 1998 wished Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez a speedy recovery from a surgery he recently had in Havana.


Spanish Deputies Pass Motion in Favor of Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 16 (acn) The Commission for Foreign Affairs of the Congress of Deputies (Lower Chamber) of Spain urged the Government to intercede with the US administration for the release of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters imprisoned in the US.


More Voices Raise in the World in Favor of The Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 15 (acn) In an open letter to US President Barack Obama, the Solidarity-with-Cuba Committee in Puerto Rico demanded the release of the five Cuban antiterrorist heroes unfairly incarcerated in that northern country since 1998.


Activists in Canada and Argentina Demand the Release of The Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, June 14 (acn) In a meeting in solidarity with the island, the Canada-Cuba Friendship Association of the Niagara region carried a giant banner for the release of the Five Cuban heroes unfairly incarcerated in the US for almost 13 years now.


Representatives from Nearly 50 Countries to Attend Int’l Colloquium on the Cuban Five
HOLGUIN, Cuba, June 14 (acn) Nearly 200 delegates from almost 50 nations have confirmed their participation in the Seventh International Colloquium for the freedom of the five Cuban antiterrorists who remain unjustly imprisoned in the United States since 1998.


Paraguay’s Deputy Youth Minister In Favor of Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, June 13 (acn) Paraguay’s Deputy Youth Minister Diana Garcia said the cause of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters imprisoned in the US –known as the Cuban Five– is fair and lawful for any government fighting to maintain the sovereignty of its people.


Freedom for the Cuban Five, Now! Demanded Youngsters from Over 30 Nations Met In Havana
HAVANA, Cuban June 13 (acn) End to Injustice, Freedom Now!, was the demand on Monday of delegates to the 3rd International Youth Meeting of Solidarity with the Five Cubans
incarcerated in the US for almost 13 years now for fighting terrorism.


Int’l Youth Meeting in Solidarity with the Cuban Five Concludes on Monday
HAVANA, Cuba, June 13 (acn) Participants in the Third International Youth Meeting of Solidarity with the five Cuban antiterrorists who remain unjustly imprisoned in the United States —which concludes on Monday at Havana’s National School of the Young Communist League— are sharing ideas and experiences, particularly on the use of new information and communication technologies in the struggle for the release of these five men.


Youngsters from over 30 Nations Meet in Havana to Demand Freedom for The Five
HAVANA, Cuba, June 11 (acn) Youngsters from 36 nations in Asia, Africa, Europe and The Americas will join their voices as of Saturday to demand the justice these five Cuban heroes incarcerated in the US for almost 13 years now for fighting terrorism have been denied.


Ramon Labañino Turns 48 in Unfair Imprisonment
HAVANA, Cuba, June 9 (acn) Today was Ramon Labañino’s 48 birthday. Like on his previous 12 birthdays, he spent these 24 hours behind the bars of injustice.


The US National Committee to Free the Cuban Five Announces New Task
HAVANA, Cuba, June 8 (acn) The National Committee to Free the Cuban Five announced that it’s about to publish on a full page of The Washington Post: President Obama, release the Cuban
Five NOW!


Youngsters from 36 Nations to Participate in Forum on The Five
HAVANA, Cuba, June 3 (acn) The 3rd International Youth Meeting in Solidarity with The Five Cuban antiterrorists incarcerated in the United States, will bring together in Havana, from June 11th through the 13th, representatives of 36 nations, including Cuba’s.


The Cuban Press to Celebrate Gerardo Hernandez’s Birthday
HAVANA, Cuba, June 3 (acn) The birthday of one of the five Cubans unfairly incarcerated in the United States, Gerardo Hernandez, will be celebrated on Saturday by the Association of Cuban Journalists (UPEC) at its office in this capital.


The Cuban Five will be Freed, Asserts Former US Attorney General
HAVANA, Cuba, June 1 (acn) Former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark reiterated on Wednesday his confidence in the fact that the five Cuban antiterrorists condemned to unfair sentences in that country over 12 years ago will be freed.


Cuba to Host Youth International Meeting of Solidarity with the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, May 31 (acn) Havana will host the Third International Meeting of Solidarity with the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly imprisoned in the U.S. since 1998, which is scheduled from June 12 to 13, with the attendance of participants from all over the world.


Activists Climb Highest Madrid Mountain for the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, May 30 (acn) Spanish and Latin American youngsters climbed the Pico de Peñalara Mountain, the highest point (2,429 meters) of the Sierra de Guadarrama, in the province of Madrid, to demand the release of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly incarcerated in the United States.


European and Latin American Peoples Demand Freedom for the Cuban Five

HAVANA, Cuba, May 26 (acn) French, Peruvian, and Chilean people demanded the government of the U.S. to put an end to the unjust imprisonment of five Cuban antiterrorists unfairly incarcerated since 1998.


Latin American Parliament Demands Release of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, May 26 (acn) The Latin American Parliament (Parlatino), in a work meeting of three of its commissions held in this capital, championed on Thursday the release of the five
Cuban Heroes unfairly incarcerated in the United States.


Antigua and Barbuda Demands Release for the Cuban Five  
HAVANA, Cuba, May 25 (acn) Winston Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda, asserted on Wednesday that his country champions the immediate release of the five Cubans unfairly incarcerated in the United States.


People in El Salvador Demand Release of the Cuban Five 
HAVANA, Cuba, May 24 (acn) The inhabitants of Santa Marta, in the northeastern mountains of El Salvador, demanded the immediate release of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly imprisoned in the U.S. since 1998 and founded a new Committee of Solidarity with Cuba.


Wives of the Cuban Five Attend Peace Forum in Jamaica 
HAVANA, Cuba, May 23 (acn) Two of the wives of the five Cuban antiterrorists, unjustly imprisoned in the U.S. since 1998, Olga Salanueva and Adriana Perez participated in a workshop of solidarity held in Jamaica within the context of a Peace International Forum.


Tribute Paid to Jose Marti and the Cuban Five in Nicaragua
HAVANA, Cuba, May 20 (acn) A bust of Cuba’s national hero Jose Marti and a plaque in honor of the five Cuban antiterrorists who remain unjustly imprisoned in the United States since 1998 were unveiled on Thursday at the Plaza Cuba in Managua, the Nicaraguan capital, during a ceremony attended by the president of the Cuban National Assembly (Parliament), Ricardo Alarcon, and by Nicaragua’s Commander of the Revolution Tomas Borge Martinez, the deputy general secretary of the Sandinista National Liberation Front.


Byelorussian Journalists Support the Release of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, May 19 (acn) Anatolij Lemeshenok, president of the Association of Journalists of  Byelorussia, stressed on Wednesday the support of media outlets and communicators of that European nation in the struggle for the release of the five Cuban antiterrorists unfairly
incarcerated in the United States since 1998.


Ricardo Alarcon Demands Freedom for the Cuban Five at Forum of Sao Paulo
HAVANA, Cuba, May 19 (acn) The president of the Cuban National Assembly (Parliament), Ricardo Alarcon, said on Wednesday that U.S. President Barack Obama has to free the five Cuban antiterrorists who remain unjustly imprisoned in the United States since 1998.


Grenada’s PM Advisor Hears Update on Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, May 18 (acn) Grenada’s Prime Minister counselor Gerry Hopkin, met with Cuban ambassador to his country, Angel Reigosa, in Saint George to speak about the current situation of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters imprisoned in the United States.


International Campaign for the Cuban Five Steps Up
HAVANA, Cuba, May 17 (acn) The international solidarity campaign for the release of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly imprisoned in the U.S. since 1998 steps up with activities around the world.


Activists in Several Countries Demand the Release of the Cuban Five  
HAVANA, Cuba, May 17 (acn) Citizens of Peru, delegates of communist and labor parties from
several nations met in Belgium, and residents of a town in El Salvador, demanded on Monday the release of the five Cuban antiterrorists unfairly incarcerated in the United States since 1998.


Antonio Guerrero’s Art and Poetry exhibited in San Diego, California
HAVANA, Cuba, May 16 (acn) An exhibit of the artistic work and poetry of Antonio Guerrero, one of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly imprisoned in the US since 1998, was inaugurated at the Race Cultural Center, in San Diego, California.


Spanish Movement Asks Obama to Release the Cuban Five  

HAVANA, Cuba, May 13 (acn) Members of the Spanish movement of solidarity with Cuba asked Barack Obama to exercise his power as president of the United States to release the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters imprisoned in American jails.


Former German Adviser Asked Obama to Free the Cuban Five

HAVANA, Cuba, May 11 (acn) Günter Belchaus, former adviser to the German Ministry of Justice recently wrote a letter to US President Barack Obama asking him to release the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters –known as the Cuban Five– imprisoned in that country since 1998.


Haitians Launch Internet Blog About Cuban Five

HAVANA, Cuba, May 10 (acn) An internet blog about the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters imprisoned in the US was recently inaugurated by several Haitian organizations in solidarity with Cuba at www.haitiporloscinco.blogspot.com.


Alarcon Stresses Role of Public Opinion in the Cause of the Cuban Five

HAVANA, Cuba, May 9 (acn) Cuban Parliament President Ricardo Alarcon highlighted on Monday the role of public opinion in the cause of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly imprisoned in the US.


Friends of Cuba to Attend International Meeting on The Five

HOLGUIN, Cuba, May 7 (acn) Some 240 friends of Cuba from 37 nations have already confirmed their attendance to the 7th edition of the International Colloquium for the Release of The Five -unfairly incarcerated in the United States.


Peace Seminar in Cuba Demands the Release of the Cuban Five

GUANTANAMO, Cuba, May 5 (acn) The participants in the Second Peace Seminar for the elimination of foreign military bases, underway in the eastern province of Guantanamo, demanded the US government the immediate release of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly imprisoned in that nation since 1998.


Venezuelans to Demand the Release of the Cuban Five 

HAVANA, Cuba, May 4 (acn) On Thursday, May 5, Venezuelans will send more than 7,000 signed postcards to US President Barrack Obama to demand the immediate release of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly imprisoned in that country since 1998.


Alarcon Asks Leftist Media to Unite in the Fight for Cuban Five

CAIMITO, Cuba, May 3 (acn) President of the Cuban Parliament Ricardo Alarcon issued a call this Tuesday asking the “revolutionary media” to come together in the fight for just causes like that of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unfairly imprisoned in the US.


Relatives of the Cuban Five Meet with Group of Solidarity

CAIMITO, Cuba, Apr 28 (acn) Members of the 6th contingent of the Primero de Mayo International Brigade, made up by friends from some 20 countries, conversed on Thursday with relatives of the Cuban Five about the situation of these antiterrorist fighters.


 

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