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Solidarity Campaign with Cuban Antiterrorists Ends in Washington
The last day of the week to support five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in the United States reserve for today a video conference with the participation of Rene Gonzalez, one of them.
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The last day of the week to support five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in the United States reserve for today a video conference with the participation of Rene Gonzalez, one of them.
Released from prison in 2011 after complying with his sentence, Gonzalez, born in Chicago on August 13, 1956, was then subjected to a supervised release in U.S. territory and succeeded, by renouncing his citizenship, which modify these conditions and enable him to remain in Cuba along with his family.
The interactive conference, in which the Five's relatives will also attend, will be broadcast from Havana, and all foreign and national media accredited in the Cuban capital were invited, according to the program.
During these days, personalities and representatives from 23 countries have joined their voices in Washington DC, demanding the return to their homeland of these Cuban antiterrorist fighters still confined, and because of the normalization of relations between the United States and Cuba, unilaterally broken off by the White House on January 3, 1961.
Today's activities will conclude in the afternoon with a plenary session, in which participants will debate new actions to include to the battle for the release of Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labañino, Antonio Guerrero and Fernando Gonzalez, still in prison.
The campaign "Five Days for the Cuban Five," organized by the International Committee to Free the Cuban Five, has been intense: about thirty attendees, among them several parliamentarians from other countries held a meeting with African American democrat legislators and Yvette Clarke and Bobby Rush.
Clarke and Rush, representatives from New York and Illinois, respectively, knew details of this case, described by legendary African-American fighter Angela Davis as scandalous.
A peaceful rally in front of the White House was held, and there was an ecumenical meeting, gatherings of trade unionists, lawyers, and intellectuals, and a 15-work watercolor painting exhibition, made by Antonio Guerrero, was opened.
In addition, several books were launched among them "Los ultimos soldados de la Guerra Fria" (The last soldiers of the Cold War), by Brazilian writer, journalist and former legislator Fernando Morais, and "Lo que se encuentra a traves del agua: la verdadera historia de Los Cinco cubanos" (What lies across the water: the true story of the Cuban Five), by Canadian professor and journalist Stephen Kimber.
Another title launched was "Cuba y sus vecinos: democracia en movimiento" (Cuba and its neighbors: democracy movement), by also Canadian writer, journalist and Montreal teacher Arnold August.
Yesterday's agenda coincided in time with Gerardo Hernandez' 48th birthday. More than 20 different actions were reported during this solidarity week, which started here on May 30.
Released from prison in 2011 after complying with his sentence, Gonzalez, born in Chicago on August 13, 1956, was then subjected to a supervised release in U.S. territory and succeeded, by renouncing his citizenship, which modify these conditions and enable him to remain in Cuba along with his family.
The interactive conference, in which the Five's relatives will also attend, will be broadcast from Havana, and all foreign and national media accredited in the Cuban capital were invited, according to the program.
During these days, personalities and representatives from 23 countries have joined their voices in Washington DC, demanding the return to their homeland of these Cuban antiterrorist fighters still confined, and because of the normalization of relations between the United States and Cuba, unilaterally broken off by the White House on January 3, 1961.
Today's activities will conclude in the afternoon with a plenary session, in which participants will debate new actions to include to the battle for the release of Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labañino, Antonio Guerrero and Fernando Gonzalez, still in prison.
The campaign "Five Days for the Cuban Five," organized by the International Committee to Free the Cuban Five, has been intense: about thirty attendees, among them several parliamentarians from other countries held a meeting with African American democrat legislators and Yvette Clarke and Bobby Rush.
Clarke and Rush, representatives from New York and Illinois, respectively, knew details of this case, described by legendary African-American fighter Angela Davis as scandalous.
A peaceful rally in front of the White House was held, and there was an ecumenical meeting, gatherings of trade unionists, lawyers, and intellectuals, and a 15-work watercolor painting exhibition, made by Antonio Guerrero, was opened.
In addition, several books were launched among them "Los ultimos soldados de la Guerra Fria" (The last soldiers of the Cold War), by Brazilian writer, journalist and former legislator Fernando Morais, and "Lo que se encuentra a traves del agua: la verdadera historia de Los Cinco cubanos" (What lies across the water: the true story of the Cuban Five), by Canadian professor and journalist Stephen Kimber.
Another title launched was "Cuba y sus vecinos: democracia en movimiento" (Cuba and its neighbors: democracy movement), by also Canadian writer, journalist and Montreal teacher Arnold August.
Yesterday's agenda coincided in time with Gerardo Hernandez' 48th birthday. More than 20 different actions were reported during this solidarity week, which started here on May 30.