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Cubans in Latin America demand closure of Guantanamo naval base

Published on: January 16, 2022
15:36

Quito, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) The Network of Cuban Residents in Latin America and the Caribbean on Sunday demanded the closure of the United States Naval Base and its prison in Guantanamo, where human rights are violated.

The US relocates 60 terrorists in its illegal bases in Syria

Published on: September 19, 2021
10:11

Damascus, Sept 19 (Prensa Latina) At least 60 terrorists, members of the Islamic State (Daesh, in Arabic), on Sunday were relocated by US forces to use them in attacks against State interests, national television reported.

Arrests of Cuban antiterrorists in US recalled in UK

Published on: September 12, 2021
11:46

London, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) The Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) in the United Kingdom on Sunday recalled the arrests in 1998 in the United States of five Cuban antiterrorist fighters that gave rise to a worldwide movement for their release.

Israeli lawmaker demands end of occupation of Palestine

Published on: September 12, 2021
11:08

Tel Aviv, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) If six Palestinian prisoners managed to escape from an Israeli prison, then the millions of inhabitants in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank can end the occupation, lawmaker Ayman Odeh said on Sunday.

Five Cuban men fought against terrorism in US

Published on: September 12, 2021
08:57

Havana, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) The sun had not yet risen on September 12, 1998, when an operation by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) took five men, who were acting on behalf of Cuba, from their homes.

Indonesian prison fire kills more than 40 immates

Published on: September 8, 2021
11:12

Jakarta, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) A fire occurred early Wednesday morning at a prison in the Indonesian city of Tangerang, near Jakarta, in which 43 inmates were killed and 80 others suffer serious burns.

75 Democrats urge Biden to take immediate steps to close Guantanamo

Published on: August 6, 2021
07:16

Washington, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) House Democrats are ramping up pressure on President Joe Biden to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay, widely viewed as a damning symbol of torture and human rights abuses committed by the US post-9/11.

Assange turns 50 in British prison

Published on: July 3, 2021
09:22

London, Jul 3 (Prensa Latina) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is turning 50 on Saturday, while waiting in a London prison for the decision of British justice on the extradition request presented by the United States.

Assange supporters sail boat on Thames River to demand his release

Published on: July 2, 2021
07:14

London, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) Dozens of supporters of Julian Assange and his partner, Stella Moris, embarked on a Thursday boat trip on the Thames River in central London as part of a growing campaign of protests to demand the release from prison of the WikiLeaks founder. Video footage posted on social media showed the boat sailing from Festival Pier and briefly stopping outside the Houses of Parliament before continuing down the river to the US embassy in Vauxhall.

Software entrepreneur John McAfee’s widow blames U.S. for his death

Published on: June 26, 2021
14:07

Washington, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) The widow of U.S. software mogul John McAfee blamed U.S. authorities for his death in a Spanish prison where he was awaiting extradition to the United States and said he was not suicidal.

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