
Cuban Antiterrorist Says
He Is Confident in His Return to Cuba
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 18 (acn) Fernando Gonzalez, one of the five Cuban
antiterrorist fighters imprisoned in the United States, who is
turning 47 today, ratified his confidence in their return to
their home land.
Delegates from All Continents to Attend Colloquium on the
Cuban Five
HOLGUIN,
Cuba, Aug 14 (acn) The Sixth International Colloquium for the
release of the five Cuban antiterrorists who remain unjustly
imprisoned in the United States since 1998 will take place in
the eastern province of Holguin from November 17 to 21.
Freedom for the Cuban
Five Claimed in Panama and Yemen
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 11 (acn) The Union of Journalists of Panama (SPP)
issued a declaration in the capital of their country denouncing
the irregularities of the legal process held against the five
Cuban antiterrorist fighters imprisoned in the United States.
Imprisonment
of The Cuban Five Condemned by PARLATINO
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 6 (acn) The Latin American Parliament (PARLATINO)
reiterated on Thursday in this capital its condemnation to the
unfair imprisonment of the five Cuban heroes, who have been in
US jails since 1998.
Latin
Americans Demand Freedom for The Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 5 (acn) Solidarity-with-Cuba organizations in
Chile and Peru welcomed the
news that Gerardo Hernandez –one of the five Cuban
antiterrorists unfairly imprisoned in the US- was taken out of
the punishment cell (the hole).
Latin
Americans Condemn Cruel Treatment of Cuban Hero
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 2 (acn) The 17th Latin American and Caribbean
Solidarity-with Cuba Brigade signed on Monday a declaration of
condemnation of the mistreatment one of the five Cuban heroes
imprisoned in the US for fighting terrorism is subjected to.
Peace Movement Calls for
Solidarity with Gerardo
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 2 (acn) The Cuban Movement for the Peace and
Sovereignty of the Peoples urged on Monday to demand the release
of Cuban antiterrorist fighter Gerardo Hernandez, now serving an
unfair sentence in the US along with another four of his
compatriots.
Solidarity with Cuban
Gerardo Hernandez On the Rise
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 2 (acn) Solidarity with Gerardo Hernandez, one of the
five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unfairly imprisoned in the US,
is on the grow in Latin America.
Cuban Parliament Protest
Mistreatment against Gerardo Hernandez
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 1 (acn) The Cuban National Assembly of People's Power
(ANPP) held the U.S. government responsible for “the health and
physical integrity of Gerardo Hernandez,” one of the five Cuban
antiterrorist unjustly imprisoned in that country.
Cuban Parliament Will
Protest against Mistreatment of Gerardo Hernandez
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jul 30 (acn) The president of the Cuban National Assembly
(Parliament), Ricardo Alarcon, announced on Thursday that the
island’s legislative body will protest before the international
community against the mistreatment of Gerardo Hernandez, one of
five Cuban antiterrorists who remain unjustly imprisoned in the
United States since 1998.
Puerto Rican Singer Danny Rivera Rejects Torture against Gerardo
Hernandez
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 31 (acn) Puerto Rican singer Danny Rivera strongly
repudiated the torture methods that implement against Gerardo
Hernandez, one of the five Cubans imprisoned in United States
for monitoring the Miami anti-Cuban groups.
Wife of Imprisoned Cuban
Antiterrorist Still Banned from Visiting Him in the United
States
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jul 30 (acn) Olga Salanueva, wife of Rene Gonzalez —one of
five Cuban antiterrorists who remain unjustly imprisoned in the
United States since 1998—, said on Thursday that Washington
continues to ban her from visiting him in prison and that only
the permanent struggle of Cuba and the international community
will lead to the release of Rene and his four comrades: Antonio
Guerrero, Fernando Gonzalez, Ramon Labañino and
Gerardo Hernandez.
Case of the Cuban Five Denounced in Chile
HAVANA,
Cuba, July 29 (acn) The unfair imprisonment in the United States
of five Cuban
antiterrorists was put on Thursday before several Chilean human-rights
organizations.
Alarcon
Denounces Unexplained Punishment of Gerardo
HAVANA,
Cuba, July 28 (acn) Cuban Parliament President Ricardo Alarcon
denounced on Wednesday the confinement in a punishment cell (the
hole) Gerardo Hernandez, one of the five Cuban antiterrorists
unfairly imprisoned in the United States, has once more been
subjected to.
Obama
Can Set The Cuban Five Free, said Alarcon in France
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 24 (acn) The president of the Cuban Parliament,
Ricardo Alarcon, reaffirmed in Paris that US president Barack
Obama is empowered to release the five Cuban antiterrorists
imprisoned in his country since 1998.
Members of US’ Venceremos Brigade Demand Release of Cuban
Antiterrorists
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jul 23 (acn) Members of the 41st contingent of the Venceremos
Brigade in solidarity with Cuba demanded the immediate release
of five Cuban antiterrorists who remain unjustly imprisoned in
the United States since 1998.
Greek Organizations Seek Entry Visas for Wives of the Cuban
Five
HAVANA, Cub a, July 17 (acn) Greek women organizations
and personalities demanded US President Barack Obama grant
entry visas to the wives of two of the Cuban antiterrorists
arbitrarily imprisoned in the United States.
Fifth Pro-Cuban Five Committee Founded in Paraguay
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 16 (acn) Solidarity with the five Cuban
anti-terrorist fighters unfairly imprisoned in the United States is
on the growth in Paraguay as the fifth committee in support of the
Cuban Five emerges in that country.
Friends of Cuba Propose Initiatives in Favor of The Five
HAVANA, Cuba, July 14 (acn) Members of the Jose Marti
European Brigade, in solidarity with Cuba, set out on
Wednesday initiatives that can contribute to achieve the
release from prison of the five Cuban antiterrorists
incarcerated in the United States.
Case of the Cuban Five
Present in Anti-imperialist Meeting in Sweden
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) An impressive anti-imperialist march was
carried out in Stockholm to demand the release of the five Cuban
antiterrorists incarcerated in the United States, and in support
of the granting of visas to two of their wives to visit them in
prison.
Sri Lankan
Lawyers Create Committee in Favor of Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 30 (acn)
Twelve lawyers from Sri Lanka recently founded in their country a
new committee in solidarity with the Five Cubans antiterrorist
fighters imprisoned in the United States.
Case of the Cuban Five Discussed
at US Social Forum
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 29 (acn)
The case of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly
imprisoned in the United States since 1998 and other topics related
to Cuba such as Washington’s almost 50-year-old blockade were
discussed during the Second US Social Forum (USSF) that concluded
over the weekend in the city of Detroit.
European
Social Forum to Tackle Case of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, June 28 (acn)
Under the slogan: Another Europe is Necessary. Let them pay for
their crisis!, the 6th European Social Forum (ESF) -where the
situation of the five Cuban Heroes imprisoned in the US will be
denounced- will begin on Thursday in Turkey.
Terrorist Brags in Miami
while Cuban Five Remain in Prison
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) Well-known terrorist Guillermo Novo Sampoll
walks the streets of Miami saying he will not give up on
violence and not asking for forgiveness on the crimes he has
committed, while the five Cuban antiterrorists remain unjustly
incarcerated in the United States.
Activists
will Take Case of the Cuban Five to the US Social Forum
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jun 16 (acn) Activists in solidarity with Cuba will take the
case of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly imprisoned in
the United States to the US Social Forum (USSF), scheduled
for the city of Detroit, Michigan, from June 22 to the 26,
and sponsored by the International
Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five.
Uruguayan Committee Demands Freedom for The Five
HAVANA, Cuba,
June 16 (acn) The Uruguayan Committee for the Release of the
Five Cuban Heroes imprisoned in the United States called on
Tuesday in Montevideo to a meeting in solidarity with these
five antiterrorist patriots, which will be held on Friday.
Collateral
Appeal Presented in Favor of Gerardo Hernandez, One of the
Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jun 15 (acn) A collateral appeal or habeas corpus was filed
on Monday in the Federal Court of Miami on behalf of Gerardo
Hernandez Nordelo —one of five Cuban antiterrorist fighters
who remain unjustly imprisoned in the United States— as the
last legal recourse for him within the US system.
For the Cuban Five: From the Highest Point of the city of
Matanzas
By Barbara Vasallo Vasallo
The Loma del Pan
in Matanzas, some 100 kilometers east of Havana was the
recent location for young people to demand the release of
the five Cuban political prisoners incarcerated in the US
for fighting terrorism.
Mexican Senator Demands Release of the Cuban
Five
HAVANA, Cuba,
June 10 (acn) Yeidckol Polevnsky, vice-president of the Mexican
Senate, made an appeal in this capital to followers of Jose Marti’s
ideas, so they raise their voices in favor of the release of The
Five.
Cuba
Denounces Human Rights Violations in Case of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 8
(acn) Cuba denounced before the UN Human Rights Council
Washington’s denial of visas to the wives of two of five Cuban
antiterrorists fighters who remain unjustly imprisoned in the
United States since 1998.
Ecuadorean
President Rafael Correa Supports Release of the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 8
(acn) Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa reiterated on Monday
his support of the release of five Cuban antiterrorists who
remain unjustly imprisoned in the United States since 1998.
Washington
Paid Journalists to Spin News against the Cuban Five
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jun 3 (acn) Washington paid nearly $74,400 to journalists
in Miami as part of a smear campaign against five Cuban
antiterrorists that remain unjustly imprisoned in the United
States since 1998.