More than 10,000 Cubans gathered Saturday at Tribuna Abierta, in the central province of Sancti Spiritus' Jatibonico municipality, to protest measures announced on May 6 by the United States against the island.

At the political rally, which usually takes place at weekends at a locality in Cuba, Participants rejected Washington's decision to harden the economic, financial and commercial blockade unilaterally adopted against the island more than 40 years ago.

US President George W. Bush decided to disburse 59 million US dollars in the next two years to launch measures aiming to reduce the money remitted by Cuban emigrants to their families in the island, and other actions seeking to drown the national economy and promote a rebellion.

Participants also expressed support for the position voiced by Cuban President Fidel Castro last June 21, when he warned that a war against Cuba could never be won by the invading power.

They urged for justice for five Cubans convicted in the United States for allegedly acting against the country's national security.

Source: Xinhua