5 Days for the Cuban Five in Washington, D.C.

In a series of actions, activists converged on Washington, D.C. from Apr. 17-21 to demand freedom for the Cuban Five. On Saturday, Apr. 21, they marched in front of the White House (picture at right).

Watch Telesur's coverage of the march (in Spanish) >

View the Friday night program featuring Danny Glover, Saul Landau, José Pertierra, Salim Lamrani, Dolores Huerta, and others, in its entirety.

A central part of the latest legal appeals by the Cuban Five is the unprecedented discovery of government-paid journalists who saturated the Miami media with articles prejudicial to the Five before and during their trial. While the government was prosecuting the Five, it was secretly paying journalists in the trial venue to condemn the Five. Read the National Committee’s analysis of the recent appeals.

On Feb. 20, 2012, a historic “Occupy 4 Prisoners” demonstration was held at San Quentin prison near San Francisco. National Committee to Free the Cuban Five coordinator Gloria La Riva spoke to the crowd about the case of the Five and also read a message from Ramón Labañino demanding justice for all political prisoners. Watch the speech here:

The National Committee to Free the Cuban five has uncovered substantial information about the U.S. government's secret collaboration with the media, through several Freedom of Information Act petitions. This new evidence is a vital part of the Cuban Five's current legal appeals. Research into the U.S. government's illegal propoganda operation is ongoing