The Cuban Five have been awarded the Nelson Mandela prize by Philadelphia’s Geller Foundation for “best exemplifying the legacy of Mandela’s struggle.”
At the ceremony, held in Havana, freed Cuban Five hero René González spoke of the need to continue Mandela’s legacy: “We accept this award as part of our commitment in the battle to bring back Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labanino and Antonio Guerrero. We have to keep fighting against the injustices that still exist, which are many and brutal like the Israeli aggression that is perpetrated these days against the Gaza Strip.”
