Venezuelans to Demand the Release of the Cuban Five.
CUBA, May 4, 2011.- On Thursday, May 5, Venezuelans will send more than 7,000 signed postcards to US President Barrack Obama to demand the immediate release of the five Cuban antiterrorists unjustly imprisoned in that country since 1998.
According to Prensa Latina news agency, the coordinator of the Cuba-Venezuela Mutual Solidarity Movement, Rosalinda Chanaga, pointed out that they will send the postcards on the International Days of Action to Free the Cuban Five ––as they are internationally known––, from the main headquarters of the Postal Telegraphic Institute, in Caracas.
The International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five made a call for a worldwide campaign to demand the release of Gerardo Hernandez, Antonio Guerrero, Rene Gonzalez, Fernando Gonzalez, and Ramon Labañino on the fifth day of every month.
Three new elements have been added to this campaign given that the US government requested the Miami Federal Court to reject the application for habeas corpus of Gerardo Hernandez (sentenced to two life terms plus 15 years), Antonio Guerrero (sentenced to 21 years plus 10 months imprisonment), and Rene Gonzalez (15 years).
The Cuban Five were imprisoned for trying to prevent terrorist actions against Cuba by right-wing groups based in Miami. (Cubaminrex-AIN)
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