The government of the United Kingdom denied visa to Cuban antiterrorist fighter Rene Gonzalez, invited to the International Commission of Inquiry about the case of the Five, to be run on March 7-8 in London.»

Uruguayan President, Jose Mujica, will be awarded with the Monsignor Leonidas Proaño Prize, delivered by the Latin American Association for Human Rights (ALDHU) to those who defend peace, justice and civil rights.»

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appreciated today the true value of late President of the Bolivarian Revolution Hugo Chavez” work, calling him a timeless leader.»

Venezuelan Defense Minister, Carmen Melendez highlighted today the civic-military unity of the country, lesson of the deceased President Hugo Chavez, which first year of his death is commemorated today.»

Cuban President Raul Castro today paid tribute to Comandante Hugo Chavez at the Mountain Barracks, in Caracas’s 23 de Enero neighborhood, on the occasion of the first anniversary of his death. The Cuban statesman laid a white rose on the coffin where the Venezuelan revolutionary leader’s remains rest. Nicolas Maduro: Chavez is a Timeless Leader Venezuelan Defense Minister Highlights Civic-Military »

President Nicolas Maduro invited all Venezuelan citizens to take part on events to commemorate a year of the death of Bolivarian Revolution leader Hugo Chavez, this March 5th.»

The International Committee for the Freedom of the Five has nominated the Cuban anti-terrorists for the Human Rights People’s Choice Award 2014, which acknowledges the work of people or institutions in defense of human rights.»

Cuban President Raul Castro called to make a critical and constructive analysis of the process to implement the measures that are part of the update of the country’s economic model.»

Pope Francis today called for peace and reconciliation in Ukraine where violent action from different groups have taken the country to a serious internal crisis.»

Escambray reproduces the interview relesed by Prensa Latina, in which Fernando Gonzalez, one of the Cuban Five, answered questions by Cuban bloggers.»