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6th INTERNATIONAL EVENT FOR THE FREEDOM OF THE FIVE
"We
weren’t even allowed to
touch his hand"
• Elizabeth Palmeiro,
Ramón’s wife, recalling a recent visit to see him in
a U.S. jail
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"WE
weren’t even allowed to touch hands, neither the
girls nor I," affirmed Elizabeth Palmeiro, while
recounting details of a recent visit to her husband
Ramón Labañino, imprisoned in the United States.
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Elizabeth
Palmeiro
(Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez)
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During the 3rd Cuban Civil Society
Forum, Ramón’s wife spoke movingly of the vivacity
and optimism he has retained after 14 years of
unjust incarceration.
In the Havana event, diverse
representatives of mass, regional and international
organizations condemned the unjust imprisonment of
the five Cuban Heroes of the Republic and reaffirmed
their commitment to continue the battle for the
immediate release of the anti-terrorists.
Aramis Fuentes, deputy director of
the United Nations Cuban Association, read the final
declaration of the Forum, ratified by all those
present, "They will definitely return!"
Also present at the forum were Kenia
Serrano, president of the Cuban Friendship Institute,
and Graciela Ramírez, coordinator of the
International Committee for the Freedom of the Five.
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René in Cuba
SHORTLY
after noon on March 30, Hero of the Republic René
González Sehwerert, one of the five anti-terrorist
Cuban fighters sentenced unjustly to long prison
terms in the United States, arrived in Cuba for a
private family visit
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Miami judge
authorizes trip to Cuba for René González
On
the afternoon of March 19, 2012, it was announced
that South Florida District Court Judge Joan Lenard,
who has overseen since its inception the case of the
Cuban Five, unjustly imprisoned in the United States,
approved a motion submitted by the lawyer
representing René González requesting that the judge
grant René permission to travel to Cuba for two
weeks in order to see his brother, Roberto González,
who is gravely ill
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Obama can order the release of the
Five, Alarcón reaffirms
MATANZAS (AIN).— U.S. President Barack Obama can
order the release of the five Cuban anti-terrorists
imprisoned in the United States, Ricardo Alarcón,
president of the Cuban Parliament, reaffirmed.
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