Political prisoners

Pro-Cuba group calls on Obama to free U.S. political prisoners

Organizers of the “Days of Action Against the Blockade of Cuba,” which took place this past week in Washington, D.C.,…

September 21, 2015

Prisoner hunger strikes help to win major victory to end solitary confinement

Oakland, Calif. -- The Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition (PHSSC) held a press conference Sept. 1 to announce that a…

September 4, 2015

Lynne Stewart’s message for Women’s Equality Day

The following statement from the people’s lawyer and former political prisoner, Lynne Stewart, was read by Betty Davis, a longtime…

September 3, 2015

Letters Carriers Union in San Francisco opposes new jail

The following resolution was adopted on Sept. 2, 2015, by the National Association of Letter Carriers Union - Golden Gate…

September 3, 2015

Heed Troy Davis’ words

On Sept. 21, 2011, shortly before the state of Georgia executed him, Troy Davis urged his supporters to “dismantle this…

September 27, 2012

Solitary confinement protested in Philadelphia

A Sept. 17 Philadelphia protest to abolish solitary confinement in Pennsylvania drew more than 100 people, who listened to former…

September 20, 2012

Mumia Abu-Jamal fights life imprisonment

As activists gear up for a Sept. 14 event in New York promoting the struggle to free Mumia Abu-Jamal, the…

September 13, 2012

Atlanta remembers Troy Davis on Sept. 21

“We need to dismantle this unjust system …” Troy Davis had written shortly before his execution by the state of…

September 13, 2012

Black August honors legacy of resistance and struggle

This year is the 33rd anniversary of Black August, the annual commemoration of the liberation struggle of African people inside…

August 16, 2012

Texas executes man with limited mental ability

The state of Texas legally lynched Marvin Wilson on the evening of Aug. 7. Houston, Aug. 7 — Marvin Wilson…

August 9, 2012