Relatives of the five anti-terrorist Cuban fighters unfairly held in US prisons called on here today friends worldwide to join the struggle for the return home of these heroes during an on-line forum on their case.
A panel made up by relatives of The Cuban Five, as they are internationally known, and members of the Free the Five Committee communicated with cybernauts from nearly 35 countries to explain details about their case.
According to its moderator, journalist Arleen Rodriguez, this forum, organized by the Cuban Foreign Ministry, is part of the efforts to intensify solidarity with Gerardo Hernandez, Rene Gonzalez, Antonio Guerrero, Ramon Labanino and Fernando Gonzalez, arrested in 1998 for monitoring Miami-based terrorist groups.
Antonio's mother, Mirta Rodríguez, highlighted the significance of the role of the press in spreading the truth about the case, as big media continue silencing it.
During the on-line exchange, cybernauts worldwide sent messages of solidarity and questions mainly about legal aspects of the case, the situation in the prisons and the way they were detained.
The panel also referred to the upcoming International Colloquium of Solidarity with The Cuban Five, to be held in Holguin on Nov. 28-Dec.1st, attended by more than 330 delegates from some 50 countries.