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Political Prisoners in Spain by Julia Lutsky Political Prisoners In Spain By Julia Lutsky Political prisoners exist in every country and every country denies their existence. Spain is no exception. It has seen three distinct waves of modern political prisoners: those who defended the popularly elected Spanish Republican Government against …
Article • July 15, 2000 • from PLN July, 2000
Prison Riots in Peru by On Monday, Feb. 7, prisoners from the Communist Party of Peru (PCP, or "Shining Path" in the media) led an uprising at the maximum-security prison of Yanamayo in Puno, taking over 30 hostages. Seven guards and police were wounded, and one prisoner was killed, identified …
Article • July 15, 2000 • from PLN July, 2000
From the Editor by Paul Wright On May 16, 2000, the Prison Activist Resource Center in Berkeley sponsored a fundraiser party for PLN in San Francisco. The hip hop/dance party featured DJ Neta, Bamudhi, Local 1200 DJs, Vine Folks and Emma Said. PLN co-founder Ed Mead spoke at the party …
Republican Political Prisoners in the North of Ireland by David Fanning by David Fanning, Irish Northern Aid On May 22, 1998, voters in Ireland, north and south, voted overwhelmingly in favor of adopting what has become known as the Good Friday Agreement (GFA). This agreement was meant to bring to …
Article • June 15, 2000 • from PLN June, 2000
Mark Cook Freed by On April 3, 2000, PLN contributing writer Mark Cook was released from the Monroe Correctional Complex in Washington. Mark was imprisoned for more than 24 years in Washington and federal prisons after being captured and charged in 1976 with carrying out action on behalf of the …
Palestinians Still Imprisoned Despite Peace Process by Inaki Markiegi by Iñaki Markiegi Today Palestinians remain foreigners in their own land. Faced with the apathy of the international community, the nearly two and half million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank, the million in the Israeli …
Article • May 15, 2000 • from PLN May, 2000
Five Lawyers in Peru Freed by Heriberto Ocasio Lima, Peru-- There is good news in the struggle to defend the Peruvian lawyers who are under attack from the U.S.backed Fujimori regime for their courageous work in defending political prisoners. A trial for six of the defense lawyers ended in acquittal. …
Turkish Political Prisoners Massacred by On September 26, 1999, eleven political prisoners in a Turkish prison were massacred by police. The victims were imprisoned members of the People's Revolutionary Liberation Front Party (DHKP-C) and the Communist Party of Turkey-Marxist-Leninist (TKP-ML). Both organizations are currently waging people's wars to overthrow the …
Article • April 15, 2000 • from PLN April, 2000
U.S. Political Prisoner Info by The Anarchist Black Cross Federation is a group dedicated to providing political and material support to political prisoners and prisoners of war. They currently distribute one of the largest selections of books, tapes and videos by and about American political prisoners anywhere. The proceeds of …
Article • February 15, 2000 • from PLN February, 2000
Sylvia Baraldini Goes Home After Sixteen Years by Julia Lutsky Sylvia Baraldini Goes Home after Sixteen Years by Julia Lutsky On August 25, 1999, after more than a decade of battle to return to her homeland, Sylvia Baraldini was transferred from the federal prison at Danbury, Connecticut to the Rebibbia …
Article • February 15, 2000 • from PLN February, 2000
Enemies of the State: A Frank Discussion of Past Political Movements, Victories and Errors and the Current Political Climate for Revolutionary Struggle Within the USA by Paul Wright By RNB with Marilyn Buck David Gilbert and Laura Whitehorn, 84 pages Review by Paul Wright The United States government steadfastly denied …
Article • December 15, 1999 • from PLN December, 1999
Notes from the Unrepenitentiary by Linda Evans They call themselves POWs because Puerto Rico has been fighting a war for independence since 1898, when the U.S. first invaded the island. Puerto Rico is one of the few colonies left in the world. The U.S. military and transnational corporations want to …
Article • August 15, 1999 • from PLN August, 1999
Notes from the Unrepenitentiary by Laura Whitehorn Over the past 14+ years of my incarceration, I've been asked repeatedly to describe how I'm treated differently from other prisoners because I'm a political prisoner. It's always been easy to answer, as examples abound. Now, as I approach my mandatory release date …
Article • July 15, 1999 • from PLN July, 1999
South Korea Frees Political Prisoner after 41 Years by South Korea Frees Political Prisoner After 41 Years On February 25, 1999, South Korea freed Woo Yong Gak, the world's longest serving political prisoner. Woo spent 41 years in solitary confinement in a 12' by 12' cell in the Taejon penitentiary. …
Article • June 15, 1999 • from PLN June, 1999
Notes from the Unrepenitentiary by Laura Whitehorn By Laura Whitehorn I had thought I'd be gone to a halfway house by now, since I'm only five months from my mandatory release date. But it seems the decision on releasing me has been relegated to "a higher authority." This reminds us, …
Article • April 15, 1999 • from PLN April, 1999
Timothy "Little Rock" Reed Released on Parole by Timothy "Little Rock" Reed Released on Parole On December 17, 1998, Timothy "Little Rock" Reed was reinstated to his Ohio parole following a five year extradition battle. Reed, a former prison activist, fled Ohio In 1993 when he was accused of violating …
Article • February 15, 1999 • from PLN February, 1999
Notes from the Unrepenitentiary by Laura Whitehorn If all goes well, and my 6-month halfway house is approved, this will be my last column as a prisoner contributor to PLN . This column will be written in the future by my co-defendants and comrades, Marilyn Buck and Linda Evans, both …
U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Reed by In the July, 1998, issue of PLN we reported Reed v. State Ex Rel Ortiz , 947 P.2d 86 (NM 1997) where the New Mexico state supreme court affirmed a lower court ruling that granted asylum to former prison activist Timothy "Little Rock" Reed. …
Article • August 15, 1998 • from PLN August, 1998
Jericho '98 March and Rally by Between 5,000 and 7,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C. on March 27, 1998 to protest the Big Lie: The U.S. has no political prisoners. And like Joshua at the legendary battle of Jericho, the marchers circled the citadel of their foes -- the White …
Article • August 15, 1998 • from PLN August, 1998
Jericho: Thoughts From Political Prisoners in Leavenworth by Jaan Laaman JERICHO 98 -- as many people already know and we hope many more soon will know, is the nationwide March 27th rally in Washington DC, calling for the recognition and release of all political prisoners in America. Here are some …
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