Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino [one of the Cuban 5 heroes] Part 5: Crazy American Indian; Drug Trafficking; The Diary; The Chess Game; The First Murder and Prison Violence

Crazy American Indian One day a new inmate arrived, an American Indian. He was a monster, huge, much taller than me, weighed almost five hundred pounds, strong and very corpulent. He entered the cell at almost twelve o'clock at night and the guard said to me: Medina, whether you want him to sleep with you … Continue reading Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino [one of the Cuban 5 heroes] Part 5: Crazy American Indian; Drug Trafficking; The Diary; The Chess Game; The First Murder and Prison Violence

Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino [one of the Cuban 5 heroes] Part 4: Prisons; Living with Prisoners; Yoga Classes

PRISONS I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. Matthew (10, 34) Bloody Ground, Beaumont, Texas The penitentiary in Beaumont, Texas, was called Bloody Land by Americans because of the high percentage of murders and violent acts that occurred there. It was very complex. While still in prison in Miami, in order to … Continue reading Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino [one of the Cuban 5 heroes] Part 4: Prisons; Living with Prisoners; Yoga Classes

Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino [one of the Cuban 5 heroes] Part 3: Family and Prison; Family Visits; Visits of the Cuban Interests Section

Family and prison There is no end to the things of the heart. Li Tai Po Undoubtedly the mainstay of one's life in prison is the family, it is the most direct support. Family was everything for me, the very essence. I even reflected with my wife and daughters, and I told them, I survive … Continue reading Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino [one of the Cuban 5 heroes] Part 3: Family and Prison; Family Visits; Visits of the Cuban Interests Section

Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino [one of the Cuban 5 heroes] Part 2: What did we do to get out of the hole; The Sentences

What did we do to get out of the hole? We were in the hole because they wanted us to be there, it was a way of punishing us, but we began to make demands through internal prison forms. Inside the hole one can ask for better conditions, and for this purpose they use some … Continue reading Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino [one of the Cuban 5 heroes] Part 2: What did we do to get out of the hole; The Sentences

Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino [one of the Cuban 5 heroes] Part 1

TO BE A MAN OF FIDEL Elier Ramirez Cañedo In spite of all the arguments expressed during years of intense struggle for the release of the Five, for truth and justice, I believe that an initial explanation is necessary, especially considering that there may still be some foreign readers who are victims of media manipulation … Continue reading Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino [one of the Cuban 5 heroes] Part 1

Tues, Feb. 20: Chicago Rally and Press Conference “Drop the charges against Julian Assange” – and post event report

February 20, 4 pm -5:15 pm Chicago Rally and Press Conference “Drop the charges against Julian Assange" 435 N. Michigan Chicago Rally and Press Conference “Drop the charges against Julian Assange" Join our rally on Michigan Avenue near the Chicago Tribune Building We will have banners, placards, flyers. At 4:30 pm speakers will discuss, the … Continue reading Tues, Feb. 20: Chicago Rally and Press Conference “Drop the charges against Julian Assange” – and post event report

Now is the time to contact your Congressperson Re: Julian Assange. Major developments in the case

Greetings comrades, Julian Assange Update: Three Major Developments After several months of little progress and minimal US mainstream press attention, there have recently been some significant developments which give renewed hope that Julian Assange could eventually be free from the persecution and prosecution he has faced for more than a decade. Over the next few weeks, we must put … Continue reading Now is the time to contact your Congressperson Re: Julian Assange. Major developments in the case

President Maduro’s speech welcoming freed Alex Saab to Venezuela

December 20, 2023 Good afternoon to all Venezuela, to the National Radio and Television network, to all national and international media and those through social networks. I want to welcome this brave, patriotic man who resisted 1280 days, 40 months, in the most adverse, most painful conditions of kidnapping, filthy prisons, physical torture, psychological torture, … Continue reading President Maduro’s speech welcoming freed Alex Saab to Venezuela

UN Rapporteur demands the release of Alex Saab

alex-saab-un-reportDownload PALAIS DES NATIONS • 1211 GENEVA 10, SWITZERLAND Mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights; the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Independent expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order Ref.: AL USA 23/2023 (Please use this … Continue reading UN Rapporteur demands the release of Alex Saab

Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin reveals details of the visit to diplomat Alex Saab

The activist and founder of the CodePink women's group, Medea Benjamin , stated that the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, kidnapped by the United States (USA), “has a commitment to himself, to his dignity, to his honor and his major commitment is with the Venezuelan people.” Benjamin, who had the opportunity to visit the Special Envoy in the … Continue reading Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin reveals details of the visit to diplomat Alex Saab