After 16 years of
unjust imprisonment in US jails all of the Miami Five are now free and at home
with their families in Cuba. On
Wednesday 17 December, Cuba and the United
States announced that a
prisoner exchange would take place which would see Antonio, Gerardo and Ramon
released and back home in Cuba.
Rob Miller, CSC Director said: “This is the right thing to do. It is truly wonderful news for the Five, their families, all those who have campaigned to see this day and above all for the Cuban people.
We now hope that this will see the end of 50 years of the failed policy of aggression and blockade and the beginning of a new era of friendly relations between two countries and two peoples.”
In addition to the
release of the remaining members of the Miami Five President Raul Castro and
Barack Obama announced the beginning of normalisation of Cuba-US relations.
“We have agreed to
re-establish diplomatic relations, but this does not mean that the main issue
has been resolved, the blockade that generates economic losses and humanitarian
problems in our country must stop,” said Raul Castro.
The Cuba Solidarity
Campaign thanks the thousands of supporters in Britain and the
world who have campaigned tirelessly for the release of the Five and an end of
the blockade.
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