Brazilian Friends of Cuba for Increased Solidarity

HAVANA, Cuba. Thousands of friends of the Cuban Revolution and its people are increasing their actions in solidarity in countries like Brazil.

The main focus of the campaigns is a demand for the immediate release of the Cuban Five, unjustly incarcerated in the United States, and the lifting of the US blockade on the country, Juventud Rebelde newspaper reports.

Brazilian Workers Party member Max Altman, who is also the president of the Committee in Solidarity with the Cuban Five in his country, highlighted that this work continues to grow, expanded by committees already constituted in several cities of the South American nation.

"The objective -he said- is to break the wall of silence raised by the corporate media. In order to make the truth known, we have carried out as many activities as possible, from interviews to public meetings, including the use of community media and the holding of debates with
students."

In addition, he pointed out that many Brazilians have sent messages of support and solidarity to the Cuban Five.

The Brazilian Solidarity-with-Cuba Committee was created in 2001. Since then, he pointed out: "We have been working to inform the population on the Cuban Five case, noting that they have been unjustly imprisoned in the US since 1998 for fighting terrorism and defending their homeland and people, which is an enormous injustice."

Altman is of the firm opinion that 2009 may be an important year in the struggle for the release of the Cuban Five. "We have to remain firm in our demand for justice to be made in this case. All of us, everywhere," he said.

(Amigos de Cuba acentúan acciones solidarias en Brasil)