Pro-Cuba protesters defy travel ban

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Sat Jul 28, 2007 2:52PM EDT

By Cameron French

BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - American protesters walked across the border from Canada on Saturday after a visit to Cuba that violated a U.S. travel ban, in the spotlight after Michael Moore's film on health care in both countries.

About 60 members of pro-Cuba group Venceremos Brigade walked the Peace Bridge border crossing linking Canada and Buffalo, New York, on their return from Havana.

U.S. travelers to Cuba often fly through Canada, which has regular flights to the country.

"The government is telling us we don't have a right to travel, and we think we do, so we're ready to wage a legal battle with our government," brigade member Kathe Karlson said as the group gathered in Fort Erie, Ontario, for the one-mile trek across the bridge. ~snip~

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2833598420070728