In 1979, fearing that I would be murdered in prison and knowing that I would never receive any justice, I was liberated from prison, aided by committed comrades who understood the depths of the injustices in my case and who were also extremely fearful for my life. -Assata Shakur Thirty …
The following from comrades working for Sundiata Acoli’s freedom: Sundiata Acoli is a 72 year old prisoner at FCI Otisville, NY, who is sentenced to life with the possibility of parole, afflicted with common old age infirmities and has been imprisoned 36 years to date. He was arrested for the …
Eyes of the Rainbow is a video interview with Assata Shakur filmed in Cuba in 1997. Shakur was a Black political prisoner, freed by the Revolutionary Armed Task Force in a daring prison break in 1979 – she surfaced in Cuba a few years later, where she had lived as …
Here it is again, a beautiful political calendar created by a Canadian collective working under the guidance and inspiration of u.s. PP/POWs David Gilbert, Robert Seth Hayes and Herman Bell. Proceeds from this full color calendar go to the New York Task Force on Political Prisoners, the Palestinian NGO Adameer …
Leonard Peltier – an American Indian Movement prisoner of war – writes in Counterpunch about the recent denial of his parole after 33 years in prison for a crime he did not commit: The Denial of My ParoleI Am Barack Obama’s Political Prisoner Now By LEONARD PELTIER The United States …
The following from political prisoner Daniel McGowan’s support group: From: “Family & Friends of Daniel McG”Date: Thu, September 10, 2009 Dear friends, Daniel’s article, “Exposing ‘Little Guantanamo:’ Inside the CMU” is now handsomely laid out and available for download in screen-reading or printable booklet form! If you still haven’t read …
After over a quarter century behind bars, New Afrikan anarchist Ojore Lutalo has finally been released from prison. Active in the armed wing of the Black Liberation movement, Lutalo was first captured in 1977 and then in 1982, and would end up spending the next decades at Trenton State Prison’s …
The following arrived in my mailbox – worth following up on – please forward, and also take a moment and make a phone call for this still-imprisoned veteran of the liberation struggle: Long time New Afrikan Freedom Fighter and Political Prisoner, Russell Maroon Shoatz has glaucoma and cataracts in both …
Jalil Muntaqim was born on October 18, 1951, in Oakland, California. He has spent thirty eight of his fifty seven years locked behind bars, paying a heavy price for his participation in the Black Liberation Movement, a struggle he has never abandoned, even behind bars.Jalil grew up in a family …
The following from the kind folks at the Anarchist Black Cross Federation: WEDNESDAY is Phone for Parole Day for Herman Bell and Jalil Muntaqim! Call NY Governor David A. Paterson between 9AM and 1pm Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday November 5th. 518-474-8390 Urge him to sign the amended Executive agreements …