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FREE THE CUBA FIVE Send letters of support to the five Cuban prisoners held in U.S. jails for crimes they did not commit: GERARDO HERNÁNDEZ NORDELO (MANUEL VIRAMONTES) NO. 58739-004 U.S.P. Victorville P.O. Box 5500 Adelanto, CA 92301 Tel. 805-735-2771 Fax. 805-735-0295 Born in the City of Havana on June 4th, 1965. Graduated in 1989 with a degree in International Political Relations from the Institute of International Relations / Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Gerardo is a cartoonist who has been published in the Cuban national press and various gallery showings. A book of his work is soon to be published. Gerardo was unjustly sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus 15 years. RAMON LABAÑINO SALAZAR (LUIS MEDINA) NO. 58734-004 USP BEAUMONT PO BOX 26035 Beaumont TX 77720 Tel. 409-727-8188 Fax. 409-727-3700 Born on June 9th, 1963 in the City of Havana. Graduated with an honours degree in economics from the University of Havana in 1986. Ramon has three daughters, aged 14, 9 and 5 years. He was unjustly sentenced to life, plus 18 years in prison. ANTONIO GUERRERO RODRÍGUEZ NO. 58741-004 USP FLORENCE PO BOX 7500 5880 State HWY 67 South Florence, CO 81226 Tel. 719-784-9454 Fax. 719-784-5157 Born on October 18th, 1958 in Miami. Graduated with an engineering degree in the construction of aerodromes from the Technical University of Kiev, former Soviet Union. His most significant work was the expansion of the International Airport in Santiago de Cuba. Antonio is also a poet. He has written many poems of which a selection has been published in English and Spanish with the title: "From my Heights". He has two sons, aged 16 and 11 years. He was unjustly sentenced to life plus 10 years in prison. Fernando González Llort (RUBÉN CAMPA) #58733-004 FCI Terre Haute P.O. Box 33 Terre Haute, IN 47808 Born in the City of Havana on August 18th, 1963. Graduated with an honours degree in 1987 in the field of International Political Relations, from the Institute of International Relations / Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Fernando was unjustly sentenced to 19 years in prison. RENÉ GONZÁLEZ SEHWERERT NO. 58738-004 FCI McKean PO BOX 5000 Bradford, PA 16701 Tel. 814-362-8900 Fax. 814-362-3287 Born in Chicago, USA, on August 13, 1956. He is a pilot and flight instructor. He has two daughters, aged 16 and 5 years. Currently he is in the process of publishing his diary about the trial, which constitutes a denunciation of the irregularities and procedural violations to which he was subjected. Rene was unjustly sentenced to 15 years in prison. back to: Documents index / Cuba Five page