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Vol. 72/No. 28      July 14, 2008

 
Australia picket backs Cuban 5
 
BY ALASDAIR MACDONALD  
SYDNEY, Australia-A picket of some 40 people was held outside the U.S. consulate here June 12 to demand the release of the Cuban Five—Gerardo Hernández, René González, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, and Fernando González. Holding banners and chanting “Free the Cuban Five!” participants passed out leaflets and encouraged passersby to find out more about the defense campaign.

The Cuban consul general for Australia, Nélida Hernández Carmona, joined more than 70 people at the official May launch of a postcard campaign calling on the U. S. government to grant Olga Salanueva and Adriana Pérez humanitarian visas to visit their husbands. They are married to René González and Gerardo Hernández respectively. Participants filled out many postcards to be sent to the U.S. ambassador to Australia. Further actions are planned for September.

Rebecca Pinkstone contributed to this article.
 
 
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