Political prisoners

Stokely Carmichael and H. Rap Brown at Hamilton Hall Columbia, 1968
Domestic News

Assata Shakur and Jamil Abdullah al-Amin (H. Rap Brown) Symbolized the Transformation of the Black Struggle

March 5, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Assata Shakur (formerly known as Joann Chesimard) and Jamil Abdullah al-Amin (also known as H. Rap Brown) passed away during 2025 amid the rise of state repression and fascism in the United […]
SEG3-March-Mumia-Split
Domestic News

Historic 103-mile march demands freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal

February 3, 2026 fwstaff
By Lallan Schoenstein Frackville, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9 — Mumia says it’s about love. What else could have given 17 people the passion to hike 103 miles for 12 days across Pennsylvania, from Philadelphia to the […]
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson currently being brutalized in S. Carolina’s Perry Correctional facility
Domestic News

My retaliation and abuse continue in South Carolina prisons under interstate compact

February 2, 2026 fwstaff
By Kevin “Rashid” Johnson Since I was interstate transferred to South Carolina from the Virginia prison system on May 1, 2025, I have endured continued abuses and retaliation in response to and to deter my […]
Domestic News

Marchers 12-day walk begins to highlight prison abuses and Mumia Abu-Jamal

November 30, 2025 fwstaff
By Mobilization for Mumia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: marchformumia@gmail.com Website: http://www.marchformumia.org “Many people say it is insane to resist the system, but actually, it’s insane not to.” — Mumia Abu- Jamal Philadelphia, PA — Starting […]
Georges Abdallah was liberated after 41 years in a French prison
International News

‘The Resistance is Strong’ – Georges Abdallah Freed after 41 Years in Prison

August 6, 2025 fwstaff
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Freed pro-Palestinian Lebanese activist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah told reporters on his arrival back in Beirut on Friday that the Palestinian Resistance “is strong” with Israel “living the final phases of its […]
Leonard Peltier
Domestic News

LEONARD PELTIER, FOR THIS WE THANK YOU | A TALE OF TWO CHILDREN | GAZAWOOD | KEEPING LOVE ALIVE

February 23, 2025 fwstaff
  LEONARD PELTIER, FOR THIS WE THANK YOU when you were in the dark steel and concrete belly within the belly of the beast caged in the hole for days without a glimpse of sun […]
Marcus Garvey surrounded by US agents
Domestic News

Justice Denied and Delayed—Leonard Peltier Commutation, Marcus Garvey Pardoned

January 30, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On this year’s annual holiday to commemorate the life, times and contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), news had quickly spread regarding the long-delayed decision to commute the life sentence […]
Jamil Al-Amin (left)
Domestic News

My recent visit with Imam Jamil Al-Amin at the federal prison in Tucson, Arizona

January 28, 2025 fwstaff
By Arun Kundnani Earlier this month, I was finally able to visit Imam Jamil Al-Amin, formerly H. Rap Brown, at the federal prison in Tucson, Arizona. Imam Jamil is one of the great political activists […]
Poet recalls Schindler’s List as genocide continues in Gaza
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PAY-TO-VIEW GENOCIDE | COUNTER GENOCIDE-WISE | OUR ABOLITIONIST ADVENT CALENDAR | OUR ABOLITIONIST ADVENT CALENDAR

December 18, 2024 fwstaff
PAY-TO-VIEW GENOCIDE lest we forget the film on Oskar Schindler’s list was oscarized lest we forget this black and white film was memorialized by the sight of a child dressed in red fleeing the nazi […]
Mumia and Leonard
Domestic News

Mumia Abu-Jamal Continues to Struggle After 43 Years of Unjust Imprisonment

December 12, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During the early morning hours of December 9, 1981, cab driver and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal was wounded and arrested on charges related to the shooting death of a white Philadelphia police officer. […]