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British Government refuses visa for René González

Tuesday, 4 March 2014
René González was refused entry to the UK on Monday
Late on Monday 3 March, just a few hours before he was due to fly from Havana to London, René González, was refused a visa to enter in the UK.
René González is the principal witnesses for the International Commission of Inquiry into the case of the Cuban Five which takes place at the Law Society in London on 7 and 8 March.

Fernando Gonzalez back on Cuba

A second member of the "Cuban Five" returned to the Caribbean island Friday, a day after leaving a prison in the United States, where he spent 15 years behind bars.

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Stephen Kimber Brings the Real Story of the Cuban 5 to Northern California

As it has been throughout this long struggle to free the Cuban 5, when people hear about the case for the first time they are shocked to hear about such a huge injustice here in a country that promotes itself as being so democratic and fair. For eight days Stephen Kimber author of What Lies Across the Water, The Real Story of the Cuban Five, has captivated audiences in community events and college campuses in Northern California with the truth about 5 men who came to the U.S. armed only with the conviction to protect their country against terrorist attacks organized in Southern Florida.

Tom Hayden: And Then There Were Three

Fernando Gonzalez was deported back to Cuba on February 28, 2014. Fernando Gonzales became the second member of the Cuban Five to be repatriated to his homeland when he arrived at Havana's Jose Marti airport on Friday. His prison term cut from nineteen to fifteen years, it was a long journey for Gonzales from a desert cell in Arizona to his release in Havana.
This was one deportation to celebrate.

Gonzales is fifty years old, and will join hands with Rene Gonzales, released last year, in advancing the campaign to free the remaining three.

Carol Blythe, President of the Alliance of Baptist Sends a Letter to Obama

On April 14, 2012, the Alliance of Baptists adopted a statement that called on your administration to undertake a comprehensive review of the cases of the Cuban 5. We believe the Cuban 5 should be released for time already served. In this effort, we join many respected individuals and organizations calling for a redress of the cases including President Carter, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and several other Nobel Prize laureates; as well as the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and Amnesty International.

Fernando González answers Cuban bloggers’ questions

Fernando,
1) Could you mention the five words you have had on your mind more often in these years you have unjustly spent in prison? If you wish you can elaborate on one or all of them.
Cuba, Family, Gratitude, Struggle, Freedom.
2) This will be your last St. Valentine’s Day behind bars and without your [wife] Rosa. What are you planning for the next one, which you will finally be able to spend in the arms of your beloved?

International Commission of Inquiry into the Case of the Cuban Five Scheduled for London, March 7-8

London Commission of Inquiry to hear key witnesses from Cuba and beyond in the case of the Cuban Five
René González, former Cuban Five prisoner to attend London event
International personalities including Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker, actors Martin Sheen and Emma Thompson