[NYTr] Solidarity with Cuba Increases in England

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Solidarity with Cuba Increases in England

Havana, Nov 26 (acn) The movement in solidarity with Cuba is growing 
among trade unions and other institutions in England and there are 
currently around 4,000 people carrying out actions of friendship and 
support of the island in this British territory.

These were the words of Reverend Geoffrey Bottoms, member of the 
Campaign in Solidarity with Cuba in the United Kingdom, who told ACN 
that he continues very active in his struggle for the release of the 
five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters who remain unjustly imprisoned in 
the United States.

According to Bottoms, it is necessary to let the world know the truth 
about the case of Rene Gonzalez, Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labañino, 
Fernando Gonzalez and Antonio Guerrero - internationally known as the 
Cuban Five - as they are also victims of the silence of the mainstream 
media.

Rev. Bottoms, who said he is planning and hoping to visit Gerardo 
Hernandez and Ramon Labañino in prison next year, attended the latest 
oral hearing of the case before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in 
Atlanta and then returned to London to participate in a protest 
demanding the release of the Cuban Five in front of the US embassy in 
the British capital.

He added that some of the most recent activities carried out by the 
British Campaign in Solidarity with Cuba include a meeting with members 
of the British Parliament, trade union leaders, lawyers and 
international organizations, who received details about the case of the 
five Cuban political prisoners.

Bottoms noted that he will soon visit several cities in the United 
Kingdom to let people know the truth about the case and he will also 
give a conference in Ireland to give details about the legal and 
political aspects of the case.

A few years ago, Rev. Geoffrey Bottoms received the Friendship Medal 
granted by the Cuban Council of State for his constant work in 
solidarity with the Cuban people.