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Hundreds march in Philadelphia to support Mumia Abu-Jamal

January 6, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
“Brick by brick! Wall by wall! We’re gonna free Mumia Abu-Jamal!” hundreds of people chanted as they marched through a driving winter rainstorm in Philadelphia on Jan. 5. They came to stand in solidarity with […]
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Protest for Mumia in Philadelphia on Jan. 5

January 3, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
Be in Philadelphia Krasner, don’t stand in the way of justice for Mumia! Saturday, January 5, 2019 Rally from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at District Attorney Larry Krasner’s Office, 3 Penn. Sq. Across from […]
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Mumia Abu-Jamal case reopened as court ruling admits bias

December 30, 2018 Lallan Schoenstein
World famous political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal won an opportunity to reopen his case when a Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge ruled on Dec. 27 that his appeal can be reargued before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. […]
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Political prisoner profile: Leonard Peltier

December 21, 2018 Mary Lou Finley
On Feb. 6, 2019, Indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier will mark the beginning of his 44th year in prison. Now 74, Peltier is Ojibwe (Anishinaabe) and Lakota from the Turtle Mountain Reservation and was framed […]