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Cuba Convenes Int Forum on The Five

The Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples has convened the 8th International Colloquium for the Freedom of the Five. The forum will be held from November 28th to December 1st in the eastern province of Holguin, its traditional venue.»

Sancti Spiritus’s Llano Street: Back to Local Identity

The Llano Street, found in the old area of Sancti Spiritus, slopes down to the Yayabo River. This is the road preferred by many people, including tourists, to get in touch with a peace of the urban historic center of the village, which was granted the title of National Monument in 1978.»

Ramon, Antonio and Rene: The Best Possible Fathers

Despite being thousand kilometers away, in the United States, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero and René González, three of the Five -as they are internationally known-, have tried to never be apart from their children.»

Sancti Spiritus: 498 Years Later (+photos)

It will be difficult for those who tour the city of Sancti Spiritus, in central Cuba, not to be amazed at the many traces left by Diego Velazquez, and the following “conquerors” on local institutions, streets and squares.»

Belgians Congratulate Cuban Five on Father’s Day

On the occasion of Father’s Day, the Belgian solidarity association “Friends of Cuba” sent a warm congratulation to the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in U.S. prisons since 1998.»

Cuban Lawyer Asks Obama to Free The Five

We should achieve that U.S. President Barack Obama use his power to free the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in U.S. prisons since 1998, lawyer Nuris Piñera said.»

Book “The Right of Humanity to Exist” to be Presented at the UN

The book El derecho de la humanidad a existir (The Right of Humanity to Exist), a selection of reflections on the environmentalist thinking of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, will be presented at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). As reported by the National Television Newscast, the text is a selection of ideas and messages by the leader »

Havana’s ELAM Students Want Freedom for Cuban Five

Students from the Latin American School of Medicine demanded in this capital the immediate return of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in U.S. prisons since 1998. Antonio Guerrero, Fernando Gonzalez, Ramon Labañino, Rene Gonzalez and Gerardo Hernandez were sentenced to long prison terms for gathering information about terrorist actions against Cuba planned by Miami-based groups. During a gala »

Fidel’s Reflections: An Honest Clarification

Some days ago, on May 28, the violent battle waged at El Uvero was commemorated with well deserved references. An elemental duty forces me to clarify the facts. During those weeks, Manuel Piñeiro, “Red Beard”, as the leopard, who never changes its spots, as the saying goes, managed to send to Santiago de Cuba a truckload of weapons that were »

New Publishing House in Greece to Spread Cuban Five Cause

The Athens-based publishing house Diethnes Vima will put into sale next week the book “Los cinco luchadores cubanos en las carceles de EE.UU.” (The Five Cuban Antiterrorist Fighters in U.S. Prisons), author Natasha Terlexi told Prensa Latina on Wednesday.   The complete and updated volume pretends to reach an extensive Greek sector of readers and give them all the facts »