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  • Obama Commutes Sentence of Political Prisoner Oscar López Rivera

    After over 35 years in federal prison on charges of conspiracy and sedition, political prisoner Oscar López Rivera, 73, will be released on May 17, 2017, thanks to an 11th hour commutation by President Barack Obama, El Nuevo Dia reports. Here is the commuted sentence of Oscar Lopez Rivera pic.twitter.com/urHeuFPyhT — lucas vazquez (@Lukesvazquez) January…

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    Kirsten West Savali

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  • #FreeMumia: Judge Orders Pennsylvania DOC to Provide Mumia Abu-Jamal with Hepatitis C Treatment

    Freedom fighter Mumia Abu-Jamal is one step closer to receiving life-saving medical treatment after a federal judge decided on Tuesday that the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections should provide him with new medications to treat his hepatitis C infection, Philly.com reports. U.S. District Judge Robert D. Mariani ordered that Abu-Jamal must be seen by a doctor…

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    Kirsten West Savali

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  • Political Prisoner Chelsea Manning Goes on Hunger Strike Over Lack of Medical Treatment 

    Coinciding with the 45th anniversary of the Attica prison uprising and a national prison work strike to raise awareness about inhumane conditions, political prisoner Chelsea Manning, 28, has begun a hunger strike, citing lack of proper medical treatment and “high-tech bullying.” Manning’s act of resistance begins one week after political prisoner and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal, 62,…

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    Kirsten West Savali

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