Political prisoners

Free Leonard Peltier! COVID-19 inside prison

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic currently raging through the jail, prison and detention centers of this country, Leonard…

January 31, 2022

Eligible for release in 2016, Mutulu Shakur remains behind bars with worsening cancer

By Natasha Lennard This edited article first appeared in its entirety on The Intercept at tinyurl.com/yckz4kvt on Dec. 2. A…

December 8, 2021

Philly’s first Curb Fest for political prisoners

By Betsey Piette Philadelphia’s first Curb Fest for Political Prisoners, held in the city’s Germantown neighborhood Sept. 18, featured local…

September 24, 2021

Action at Carswell prison: ‘Free Aafia Siddiqui!’

By Alex Colwell Carswell, Texas When Tania and I arrived at the Sept. 18 protest for Pakistani political prisoner Dr.…

September 23, 2021

Who is Ruchell Magee and why has he been in prison 58 years?

Ruchell Cinque Magee, a U.S. political prisoner who has served over 58 years in California prisons, was again denied parole…

July 27, 2021

2021 is the Year of the Political Prisoner

The U.S. “justice” system, like every institution of a capitalist state, is a weapon designed and wielded by the billionaires…

January 21, 2021

Columbus car protest demands prisoner release

Columbus, Ohio Over 100 cars, driven by people from all over Ohio, circled the state’s Department of Rehabilitation and Correction…

April 30, 2020

MOVE supporters rally in New York City to free all political prisoners

Supporters filled the first floor of the People's Forum in Manhattan on July 19 to welcome Janet and Janine Africa,…

July 25, 2019

Eddie Africa of the MOVE 9 released after nearly 41 years

June 27 -- Edward Goodman Africa, released earlier this month after four decades of wrongful imprisonment, spoke this morning to…

July 2, 2019

Free Assange and Manning!

By releasing the information provided by whistleblower Chelsea Manning, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange exposed the war crimes of the imperialist…

May 28, 2019