Cuban youth call
for continuing the fight to free the Five
THE youth of Cuba have called on all people of
goodwill in the world to continue the fight for
justice that the empire is stubbornly denying the
Cuban five, imprisoned in the United States for
combating terrorism since 1998.
At
the Flag Memorial of the José Martí Anti-Imperialist
Tribunal in front of the Havana Malecón seawall, the
call was issued during a concert highlighting truth
silenced and innocence made prisoner, which brought
together hundreds of young people at that monument
to the victims of 50 years of terrorism against
Cuba.
Luis Morlotte, president of the Hermanos Saíz
Association of young creators and artists, recalled
what José Martí said: "As long as justice has not
been won, the fight continues" and affirmed that
that is the conviction which prompts hundreds of
thousands of men and women all over the world who
are standing up to demand freedom for the Five.
He noted the central role of youth in this
crusade of solidarity and thanked eminent figures
and organizations for their support in denouncing
the colossal injustice committed against Gerardo
Hernández, Fernando González, Antonio Guerrero,
Ramón Labañino and René González.
Meanwhile, Morlote said, thousands of Cuban
children and young people began the day in combat,
to demand the immediate release of the Five, eight
years after a docile and frightened jury declared
them guilty of all charges, topping off the legal
farce in Miami.
Mothers, wives and other relatives of those
courageous men attended the concert organized by the
Union of Young Communists where, contrasting with
the black flags of mourning on the Flag Memorial,
white letters stood out spelling the words "Justice,
Peace and Freedom." (AIN)
Translated by Granma International
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