Vol. 71/No. 19 May 14, 2007
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More than half a million at May Day in Havana:‘Free Cuban Five! Extradite murderer Posada!’ |
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Militant/Jacob Perasso
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HAVANA, May 1—More than half a million Cuban working people marched here today to celebrate International Workers Day. With signs and chants, marchers reaffirmed their commitment to defend the gains of Cuba’s socialist revolution in face of unceasing economic war by Washington and its imperialist allies. Chanting “Free the Five, Jail the Murderer,” they protested the recent release from a U.S. jail of CIA-trained bomber Luis Posada Carriles and called for his immediate extradition to Venezuela. They also demanded freedom for five Cuban revolutionaries imprisoned in U.S. jails.
Thousands of young people from Latin America, Asia, Africa, and elsewhere studying in Cuba with scholarships joined the march, as did delegates from among the 420 participants in the International Youth Conference in Solidarity with the Cuban Five, which concluded here yesterday (see article on page 6). —BEN O’SHAUGHNESSY Related articles: Cuban delegate at UN body answers Swedish minister on 'human rights' Many in U.S., China want to learn about Cuban Revolution' N.Y. event promotes book by Chinese Cuban generals International conference on Cuban Five held in Havana Free Cuban 5! Extradite Posada! Front page (for this issue) | Home | Text-version home |