Campaign “5 Days for the 5 Cubans,” in Washington DC

HAVANA, Cuba (acn) The International Committee for the Freedom of The Five called upon solidarity organizations and friends in the United States and the rest of the world to support the campaign “5 Days for the 5 Cubans.”

Moving Letter from Rene Gonzalez to his brother Roberto

HAVANA, Cuba (acn) A moving letter was sent by Rene Gonzalez, one of the five Cuban heroes, to his brother Roberto, who continues in critical condition in Havana, suffering with cancer. Up next, we bribng you the English version of this letter, published by the www.freethefive.org Web site

South African Lawyers Claim Release of Cuban Five Case

HAVANA, Cuba (acn) The National Association of Democratic Lawyers of South Africa claimed the immediate return of the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters imprisoned in the U.S. to their homeland.

Roberto Gonzalez, one of the Defense Lawyers of The Five, in a Critical Condition

HAVANA, Cuba (acn) Roberto Gonzalez, one of the members of the legal team of the five Cubans condemned in the United States, is in a critical condition at a Havana hospital after a hard struggle against cancer, which he has been suffering from for several years now.

Mother of Tony Guerrero Appreciates Expressions of Love and Solidarity

MATANZAS, Cuba (acn) Mirta Rodriguez, mother of Antonio Guerrero, expressed in this city her appreciation for the expressions of love and solidarity with the cause of the five Cuban antiterrorists condemned in the United States, received from around the world.

Ricardo Alarcon: We Need a Jury of Millions for the Cuban Five

HAVANA, Cuba, (acn) The president of the Cuban Parliament, Ricardo Alarcon, said on Tuesday that a jury of millions is necessary so that U.S. president Barack Obama releases the Cuban antiterrorists who remain unjustly imprisoned in the United States.

Ignacio Ramonet Denounces Media Silence on the Cuban Five

HAVANA, Cuba (acn) “It is a huge injustice that the mainstream media make total silence on the subject of the Cuban Five,” the prestigious journalist Ignacio Ramonet told Trabajadores

newspaper.

Banner Demanding Justice for The Five to be Placed in the Antarctica

HAVANA, Cuba (acn) Yusnier Romero, Cuba’s delegate to the Conference on Disarmament (CD) in Geneva reaffirmed on Tuesday that the topic of nuclear disarmament should be a  priority objective in the sessions of that meeting, due to its importance for the international community.

Women Int’l Federation Asks Obama to Release the Cuban Five

HAVANA, Cuba (acn) The Women’s International Democratic Federation meeting in Almada (Portugal) asked U.S. President Barack Obama to do justice to the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters unfairly imprisoned in his country for fighting terrorism against Cuba.

Declaration for Release of the Cuban Five Approved at ALBA Summit

HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 6 (acn) A special declaration for the release of the Cuban antiterrorists who remain unjustly imprisoned in the United States was approved during the 11th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) that took place over the weekend in Caracas, Venezuela.

Danny Glover Denounces Media Silence on The Five

 HAVANA, Cuba (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.

From the Bahamas, More Voices in Favor of the Cuban Five

HAVANA, Cuba (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.

Haitian Organization to Step Up Solidarity Actions with Cuban Five

HAVANA, Cuba (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.

Venezuela’s Attorney General Reaffirms her Support of Cuban Five

HAVANA, Cuba (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.In a meeting with relatives of the Cuban Five, Ortega said that she personally, as a woman, as a Venezuelan and as representative of power supported the cause of Gerardo Hernandez, Rene Gonzalez, Antonio Guerrero, Ramon Labañino and Fernando Gonzalez.

Rene Gonzalez Speaks to the Cuban People

HAVANA, Cuba (acn) Rene Gonzalez, one of the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters, who was recently released from a US jail after serving a 13-year-prison term, sent a message to the Cuban people reaffirming his determination to keep fighting for justice, so that he and his four compatriots return to their people in the Island.  In a message, aired by Cuban TV on Friday, Gonzalez said he and his four fellow countrymen have felt like they have permanently accompanied through the thousands of messages, letters from Cuban children, and the support that has raised their spirit throughout all this years of injustice.

Rene Gonzalez, One of the Cuban Five, Released from Jail
STATEMENT PRESENTED BY COMRADE RENÉ GONZÁLEZ SEHWERERT AT THE SENTENCING HEARING HELD FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2001

HAVANA, Cuba (acn) After having served an unfair 13-year-prison term, one of the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters Rene Gonzalez was released today, October 7, from the South Florida-based Marianna Federal Correctional Institution, PL reported.Gonzalez was released at 4:30 a.m. under a three-year probation in US territory, meaning he is not allowed to return to Cuba.

Cuban Parliament President Attends Mexico's Solidarity-with-Cuba Forum

HAVANA, Cuba (acn) Cuban Parliament president Ricardo Alarcon arrived in Mexico on Thursday heading the delegation from the island that will participate in the Sixth Regional Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba.

Mexico: Cuban Parliament President Demands Justice for Cuban Five

HAVANA, Cuba (acn) The president of the Cuba's People’s Power National Assembly, Ricardo Alarcon, said in Mexico the fight for the freedom of the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters imprisoned in the US continues.

Cubans Pay Tribute to Victims of Barbados Terrorist Crime

HAVANA, Cuba (acn) Cubans paid tribute this Thursday, October 6, to the victims of the in-midair sabotage of a Cubana de Aviacion airliner, 35 years ago in Barbados, in a ceremony held at the Revolutionary Armed Forces pantheon of the Colon Cemetery, in Havana.  Son of one of the Barbados Crime's victims, Jorge de la Nuez Orozco, demanded in the ceremony that Luis Posada Carriles, self-confessed mastermind of the crime and who is enjoying freedom in Miami, be judged.

Cuba Si France Demands Unconditional Release for Rene Gonzalez  

Venezuelan Ambassador to Cuba Condemns State Terrorism

HAVANA, Cuba (acn) The Venezuelan ambassador to Cuba, Edgardo Antonio Ramirez, affirmed that his government condemns any expression of State terrorism and calls for world peace.