Political Prisoners

A US federal Judge dismissed a complaint Wednesday (9/29) brought by the families of two Guantánamo prisoners that alleged that the circumstances surrounding the men's deaths had been covered up when they were declared suicides by the Pentagon in June of 2006.

The families of Saudi prisoner Yasser al-Zahrani and Salah al-Salami of Yemen were asking US District Judge Ellen Huvelle to reexamine the case in light of new testimony from military personnel working at Guantánamo at the time of the "suicides" that directly contradicts official accounts and points to torture as the actual cause of death.

Read the full article at http://tiresiasspeaks.wordpress.com/us-judge-dismisses-hearing-into-guan...

Recently we began receiving documents in response to a FOIA request
we filed with the FBI about Eric McDavid. The documents have uncovered a
few alarming pieces of information, but one in particular we felt it
necessary to share with the public as soon as possible. For years people
have been speculating that writing political prisoners would result in a

On the evening of July 5, Olympia will host the Pastors for Peace caravan as they begin their 21rst Friendshipment of material aid to Cuba. The caravan is intended to bring awareness to the illegal U.S. blockade on Cuba. The active blockade stems from obsolete Cold War views and a self-imposed Cuban exile community in Florida that deprive people in Cuba of food, medicine and construction supplies.

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.

by Amig@s de Mumia, México

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

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,

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

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

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.

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

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Produced and narrated by Robert Redford, directed by Michael Apted, 'Incident at Oglala' bares the bones of "one of the most infamous political frame-ups in modern U.S. history." [The Long Struggle of Leonard Peltier By JOE ALLEN and PAUL D'AMATO] Free Leonard Peltier! www.freepeltier.org/ Leonard Peltier Defense Committee www.leonardpeltier.net/ International Peltier Forum users.skynet.be/kola/index.htm ONLINE PETITION FOR EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY users.skynet.be/kola/lppet.htm
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Spirit of Freedom
(November 2008)
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 November 2008 edition of Spirit of Freedom. Literally as we
go to print news is coming in that the American ELF prisoner, Daniel
McGowan, is being transferred to yet another prison. Constantly moving is
very disruptive for a prisoner. It breaks bonds that you make with other
prisoners. It disrupts your prisoner support network. It delays your
letters of support and above all each move fills you with uncertainty as you