Political prisoners

Thousands of Palestinians pack Israeli prisons, often with no charges
International News

PFLP Condemns Systematic Crimes Against Palestinian Prisoners

November 8, 2023 fwstaff
By Al Mayadeen, English The PFLP Office of Martyrs, Prisoners, and Wounded condemns the silence of international humanitarian organizations on the systematic crimes perpetrated against Palestinians by the occupation’s prison administration. The Office of Martyrs, […]
International News

Can You Hear Their Laughter? | Shells Against Shells

October 28, 2023 fwstaff
Can You Hear Their Laughter? For Emmett Till, Wadea Al-Fayoume and Ruchell Cinque Magee can you hear their laughter ? Wadea and Emmett have met and they are as thick as angels and they are […]
Domestic News

Senator Booker, Pick a Side: Shut Down Elizabeth Detention Center

August 30, 2023 fwstaff
By Kathy O’Leary, Common Dreams On Monday August 14, in Trenton, New Jersey, CoreCivic, the private-for-profit prison giant, had its day in court as it argued for an injunction against a 2021 New Jersey law […]
Former political prisoner and revolutionary Dr. Mutulu Shakur passed away July 7
Domestic News

Dr. Mutulu Shakur – Presente!

July 13, 2023 fwstaff
By Malcolm X Grassroots Movement Transition Announcement of Dr. Mutulu Shakur. The New Afrikan People’s Organization and the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement are deeply saddened to announce the transition of our beloved comrade and co-founder, […]
Leonard Peltier
Domestic News

Leonard Peltier Statement to the Annual Commemoration of the Anniversary of the 1975 Oglala Fight

July 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Leonard Peltier Greetings my relatives, friends, supporters, loved ones. I want you to understand that after all these years in prison, I may not think like you, I may not talk in a way […]
Free Walid Daqqah
International News

Take Action to Free Walid Daqqah

June 28, 2023 fwstaff
By Palestinian Youth Movement The Palestinian Youth Movement is inviting you to participate in signing and circulating our petition to Free Walid Daqqah. This petition is the first step of our Free Walid Daqqah Campaign. […]
Mumia’s response to the Judge’s decision
Domestic News

Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Response to the Judge’s Decision

April 9, 2023 fwstaff
By Noelle Hanrahan, Esq. P.I., Prison Radio Legal Director April 3, 2023: I saw Mumia yesterday and he was deeply affected by the blow, the gravity, the gut wrenching disappointment: that freedom will be delayed, […]
Domestic News

Bearing Witness in the Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal

March 9, 2023 fwstaff
By The Mumia United Nations Liaison Group Join Bearing Witness in the Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal: SAT, MARCH 11, 2023 2-4pm ET, 1-3pm CT, 11am-1pm PT First United Methodist Church of Germantown, Philadelphia Or Watch […]
Mumia mural
Domestic News

Dec. 16 Pivotal Hearing for Mumia Abu-Jamal

December 16, 2022 fwstaff
By LoveNotPhear PRESS RELEASE Dec 15, 2022 Will Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Lucretia Clemons continue the 40 years long miscarriage of justice or will she stand on the side of justice and rule […]
A march to free Mumia Abu-Jamal and all political prisoners
Domestic News

Judicial Persecution Corrupts the Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal

November 27, 2022 fwstaff
    By Linn Washington Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Lucretia Clemons is the latest addition to an odious list of appellate court jurists who craftily construct legal barriers specifically to bludgeon evidence that undermines […]