Political Prisoners

Human Rights Advocates Given Maximum
Federal Prison Sentences of Six Months for Direct Action Opposing the
School of the Americas (SOA/WHINSEC)

Judge Finds SOA Watch Activists
Guilty for Carrying Protest against the SOA/WHINSEC onto Fort Benning,
Issues Arrest Warrant for Michael Walli for Refusing to Appear for the
Trial.  read more »

by Amig@s de Mumia, México  read more »

Environmental activist Justin Solondz has been apprehended in China and has been taken into custody. Justin was named as one of the Green Scare defendants in the University of Washington Genetic Engineering Research arson and was named as a codefendant of Briana Waters, who refused to cooperate, went to trial and was sentenced to 6 years in prison. Justin has been listed as a fugitive by the FBI since the UW indictment was issued several years ago. It is unclear at this time whether Justin will be extradited back to the U.S, and/or when such a transfer would occur. Stay tuned for more updates as they become known.

April 6, 2009

According to this article just released, the US Supreme Court announced that they will not give further consideration to Mumia's appeal for a new guilt-phase trial (in legalese, they won't grant his "Petition for a Writ of Certiorari")

However, it also says that the US Supreme Court may still consider the DA's appeal to re-instate the death penalty without a new sentencing hearing!

This is another terribly dark day for justice in this country!

Hans Bennett

Abu-Jamal-News.com

Supreme Court lets Mumia Abu-Jamal's conviction stand  read more »

An informative film on the FBI's COINTELPRO conspiracy to kill major black leaders in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Spirit of Freedom
(February 2009)
Produced by EARTH LIBERATION PRISONERS SUPPORT NETWORK

"The whole experience has been tough, but all the kind and strengthening
words and wise thoughts from strangers made it much easier!"
(Former Swedish Animal Rights Prisoner)

Welcome to the February 2009 edition of Spirit of Freedom. As we go to
press the international prisoner support movement is coming to terms with
another outrageous travesty of justice.

As a lot of ELP supporters will be aware, the American vegan eco-activist,  read more »

From: contact@whoisleonardpeltier.info
January 20, 2009

Dear LP Supporters
I am so OUTRAGED! My brother Leonard was severely beaten upon his arrival at the Canaan Federal Penitentiary. When he went into population after his transfer, some inmates assaulted him. The severity of his injuries is that he suffered numerous blows to his head and body, receiving a large bump on his head, possibly a concussion, and numerous bruises. Also, one of his fingers is swollen and discolored and he has pain in his chest and ribcage. There was blood everywhere from his injuries.

We feel that prison authorities at the prompting of the FBI orchestrated  read more »

Spirit of Freedom
(January 2009)
Produced by
EARTH LIBERATION PRISONERS SUPPORT NETWORK

"The whole experience has been tough, but all the kind and strengthening
words and wise thoughts from strangers made it much easier!"
(Former Swedish Animal Rights Prisoner)

Welcome to the January 2009 edition of Spirit of Freedom.  Later on this
month the trial of three German animal rights activists starts for their
alleged actions in an animal rights protest.  ELP has been told that each
activist faces up to four years imprisonment for merely going on a
demonstration and then resisting arrest when the police started to assault  read more »

Nov. 16, 2008

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP)– In a devastating week for Myanmar's democracy movement, dozens of its members have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms, as the military-ruled government locks away writers and Buddhist monks — as well as musicians, a poet and at least one journalist.  read more »

A video that examines the media coverage in the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal and specifically dissects the 20/20 special with Sam Donaldson.