Latin Americans Defend Cuban Five

Havana, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Members of the 17th Latin American and Caribbean Cuba Solidarity Brigade visiting this capital denounced the unjust U.S. imprisonment of the antiterrorist fighters known as the Cuban Five.

During a meeting on Friday with relatives of the Cuban Five, held in U.S. prisons since September 1998, the solidarity group�s members demanded their immediate release by Washington.

Rene Gonzalez, Antonio Guerrero, Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labañino and Fernando Gonzalez are currently serving harsh sentences for preventing Miami-based terrorist groups from organizing actions against Cuba.

In a statement, the solidarity group also condemned the White House-imposed economic, financial and trade blockade of Cuba for the last 50 years.

The statement called for the creation of social networks and to use the media more efficiently for this cause, the National News Agency reported.

Since arriving on August 1, the 91-member solidarity brigade has carried out an extensive program of activities, including volunteer agricultural work.



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HIS EXCELLENCY, THE CUBAN AMBASSADOR LAUNCHES NEW LOCAL SCSC GROUP

His excellency the Cuban ambassador with councillor Gordon Munro


Last night, Wednesday the 9th December, we had the pleasure of hosting a reception for his excellency Mr. Rene Juan Mujica Cantelar, the Cuban Ambassador to the UK. The Ambassador launched the new local group of Scottish Cuba Solidarity Campaign (SCSC)

with about 50 invited guests and supporters the Ambassador was treated to a video from the pupils of St Thomas Aquins high school, who went to Cuba earlier this year. in his speech, the ambassador praised the initiative of the youngsters and said he enjoyed the video.



The evening was compered by Councillor Gordon Munro, chair of the new group and delivered some gifts to the Ambassador and his wife.

John Mcallion then gave the official welcome to the Ambassador and gave a great speech on Cuba and the history of the country and finally the Ambassador spoke and launched the new group .




This was the 3rd engagement the Ambassador had in his trip to Scotland. On Tuesday, there was a civic reception in Glasgow city chambers, Glasgow is twinned with Havana and Glasgow Uni has had a long history of research in Cuba. he was also speaking at the Cross party group on Cuba in the scottish parliament earlier in the evening.


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CUBAN AMBASSADOR TO VISIT EDINBURGH

The East Coast SCSC is proud to welcome his excellency, Mr Rene Juan Mujica Cantelar, the cuban ambassador to the UK, to Edinburgh for a reception to launch the new local group of the Scottish Cuba Solidarity Campaign (SCSC). He will be visiting the city to speak at the Cross party group on cuba in the Scottish Parliament and will honour us by speaking at our launch. he will be in Edinburgh on Wednesday the 9th of December