Vol. 74/No. 40 October 25, 2010
Cuban Five case taken up at LASA conference |
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TORONTOElizabeth Palmeiro, right, wife of Ramón Labañinoone of five Cuban revolutionaries framed up by the U.S. governmentspeaking on panel on The Cuba-U.S. Bilateral Conflict organized by the Cuba Section of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) here October 9. Labañino is serving a 30-year sentence in U.S. federal prison. Among those on the panel, from left, were Ileana Sorolla Fernández of the University of Havana and Philip Brenner of American University. The session, held late on the final day of LASAs conference, attracted some 70 people. Palmeiro described the unjust arrests, imprisonment, trial, and sentences the Cuban Five have been subjected to for more than 12 years. She urged those present to help with the fight to free them, a goal that will be reached only through a political battle and international solidarity. The audience gave Palmeiro a standing ovation. BEVERLY BERNARDO Related articles: N.Y. meat packers send solidarity to Cuban 5 Actors, artists, musicians back freedom for Cuban 5 Front page (for this issue) | Home | Text-version home |