Tanzanian Newspaper Asks Obama to Free the Cuban Five

HAVANA, Cuba.The Tanzanian English newspaper, The African, published an article on the case of the five Cubans unfairly imprisoned in the US.

The author of the article, Philbert Kawezi, gives an overview of the tangled judicial process against the Five in Miami and argues that every just person should demand a new trial outside of Florida and call for the immediate and unconditional releases of these five men.

The article asks US President Barak Obama to grant a fair trial for the Cuban Five and makes a call to the international community to support the cause.

Internationally known as the Cuban Five or the Miami Five, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando Gonzalez, Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labañino and Rene Gonzalez have been imprisoned for more than 10 years now after they warned their country about terrorist actions being organized and carried out by anti-Cuban groups in Florida.

Kawezi says the Five, like so many other Cuban soldiers, doctors, teachers, builders and consultants who have helped Africa, are a part of Africa: "We can not ignore the call of our liberators."

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