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People Claim Appointment of La Avellaneda as RAE Member

On the occasion of bicentennial of the birth of the Spanish-Cuban writer Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, more than 105.000 people claim her posthumous appointment as member of the Real Academia Española (RAE), rejected in 1853.»

People Injured, Arrested in Demonstration in Spain

Spanish police arrested 24 people while the Civil Protection services reported that a hundred people with slight injuries were treated during the actions in the anti-government demonstration held Saturday.»

Cindy Sheehan Backs Cuban Five Campaign in USA

U.S. pacifist Cindy Sheehan expressed in Washington her support to the international day of solidarity and denunciation to be held in Washington from Jun. 4 to 11 dedicated to the Cuban Five imprisoned in the United States.»

UN Condemns Racism, Extols Legacy of Nelson Mandela

The United Nations condemned every act of racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance, and at the same time called political, religious and social leaders to follow the example of deceased South African leader Nelson Mandela.»

Cuba Calls to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons

Cuba called at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for the total elimination of nuclear weapons, and highlighted a decision from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to declare the region a peace zone.»