by CHANDRA MUZAFFAR Counterpunch Once again, the International Movement for a Just World (JUST) joins hands with the people of Cuba and justice-loving people in every nook and cranny of the planet, in demanding the immediate release of the three remaining prisoners from the Cuban Five who are still languishing in US jails, after 13…
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Obama urged to release 5 Cuban political prisoners
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — They were arrested on Sept. 12, 1998, put on trial for seven months and have been detained since. The US government has portrayed them as terrorists but the people of Cuba regard them as heroes. Gerardo Hernandez, Rene Gonzalez, Antonio Guerrero, Ramon Labañino and Fernando Gonzalez, popularly known…
Attorneys for the Cuban Five Discuss Perspectives for the Case
Reprinted from Radio Havana Cuba International Posted by (Bulatlat.com) Could you give us your perspective on where we stand in the case of the Cuban Five? THOMAS GOLDSTEIN (expert on Supreme Court litigation): The direct appeals in the case of the Cuban Five have concluded with the severe disappointment of the U.S. Supreme Court not…
Filipino Groups, Cuban Embassy Pay Tribute to Cuban Five
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Groups promoting Philippine-Cuban solidarity and the Cuban embassy in Manila paid tribute to the Cuban Five – Cuban anti-terrorist fighters who have been languishing in US jails for a decade – in an activity marking the 56th anniversary of what is now known as the Moncada Attack. The…
A Historical Roadmap for Liberating the Cuban Five: Gesture for Gesture
Recent declarations by President Raúl Castro reveal a willingness to engage the United States in negotiations that, if successful, could mean the return of the Cuban Five. Responding to reporters´ questions last December, Raúl revealed a willingness to free some prisoners currently held in Cuba in response to a gesture from the United States to…
Protests over Political Killings Hound GMA in Brussels
BY BULATLAT Posted 5:10 p.m., Sept. 13, 2006 Belgian, Dutch, and Filipino protesters, numbering about 100, gathered at the Schuman plaza fronting the European Commission building, September 12, to denounce Philippine Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) as “the masterminds” behind the spate of killings…