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Prensa Latina, Wednesday, November 9, 2005

News from Cuba

= UN to US: Lift Cuban Blockade ==

United Nations, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) In a record vote of 182 to 4, the UN General Assembly has demanded that the US lift the blockade against Cuba.

This vote was the 14th consecutive rejection of the US blockade by the august assembly, and this time many of the 191 country-members expressed particular concern at the application of new measures to reinforce and amplify the economic blockade against Cuba.

The resolution, "Necessity to Put an End to the Economic, Commercial and Financial Blockade Imposed on Cuba by the United States" referred particularly to the Helms-Burton Act, approved by Washington on March 12, 1996. hr/ccs/tac/tgj


 * Russian Press Applauds Vote for Cuba**

Moscow, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) About 20 Russian mass media outlets, television channels and radio stations circulated Wednesday information on the UN resolution condemning the over four-decade US-imposed economic blockade of Cuba.

"Cuba scores resounding victory at UN General Assembly," stated Trud newspaper on its front page, and describes 182 countries voted for the Cuban people in this 14th consecutive poll to end the economic and commercial siege. Four voted againt and one abstained.

The UN General Assembly unanimously condemned this Washington-imposed policy of more than 40 years and, although the resolution lacks obligatory legal force, it reflects the international community´s opinion, highlighted Russian website Yandex. mh/iff/oda/mf


 * Wife: Review of Five Ruling Hard Blow**

Havana, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Olga Salanueva, wife of Rene Gonzalez, one of five Cubans unfairly imprisoned in the US for fighting terrorism, stated it was a hard blow to know that the Atlanta Court of Appeals will review a previous ruling in favour of them.

According to an interview published by Granma newspaper, Salanueva asserted she had high hopes following the verdict of three judges of that court on August 9 to reverse their convictions and remand a new trial outside Miami.

"US justice was free of bias only once, in that 93-page document that gave us strength, hope and joy," she noted. mh/ecq/mor/mf

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