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Alarcón Highlights Importance of Youths’ Solidarity for the Cuban Five

Cuba, October 9, 2008. The President of the Cuban National Assembly (Parliament), Ricardo Alarcon, highlighted on Wednesday the importance of youths’ solidarity, and particularly of American youths, for the release of five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters who remain unjustly in prison in the United States.

During the opening of an exhibition entitled ‘A Bridge of Solidarity’, the Cuban top legislator recalled that Gerardo Hernández, Fernando González, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero and René González – internationally known as the Cuban Five – were arrested in 1998 and given harsh and unjust sentences for infiltrating anti-Cuba terrorist groups in South Florida.

Alarcon reiterated his rejection of a decision made by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta earlier this year ratifying the sentences against Gerardo and Rene while the cases of Ramón, Antonio and Fernando were sent back to Miami where they will receive new sentences.

The exhibition of ‘A Bridge of Solidarity’ includes 37 drawings by Antonio Guerrero inspired by pictures taken by American Hill Hackwell of faces linked to the struggle for the release of the Cuban Five.

It will remain at the Central Palace of Computing in Havana until October 28th. Afterwards, it will be exhibited in all the country’s provinces. (Cubaminrex- ACN)