JuryVerdict_8527

Susan Berman
le 1 juillet 2021

Watercolors painted in prison by Antonio Guerrero, one of the Cuban Five, who learned to paint while behind bars. Left, “The jury’s verdict” shows fellow prisoners applauding the Five as they returned unbowed after being found guilty on frame-up charges. Guerrero called this “the first act of solidarity with our cause.” Above, “The sentences.” The five all got long prison terms, some life sentences. Guerrero said that the “harsh and unjust sentences had only one purpose: punishing Cuba.” The Five were keeping the Cuban government informed of U.S.-based Cuban rightists’ plans for violent attacks against Cuban Revolution.

Watercolors painted in prison by Antonio Guerrero, one of the Cuban Five, who learned to paint while behind bars. Left, “The jury’s verdict” shows fellow prisoners applauding the Five as they returned unbowed after being found guilty on frame-up charges. Guerrero called this “the first act of solidarity with our cause.” Above, “The sentences.” The five all got long prison terms, some life sentences. Guerrero said that the “harsh and unjust sentences had only one purpose: punishing Cuba.” The Five were keeping the Cuban government informed of U.S.-based Cuban rightists’ plans for violent attacks against Cuban Revolution.