Tag Archives: political prisoners

Lily Obando on the founding of the International Network in Solidarity with Colombian Political Prisoners

Posted on August 17, 2010 | Leave a comment

From inspp.org

For more info on Liliany Obando see http://www.fightbacknews.org/search/node/obando

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Nat’l Committee to Free Ricardo Palmera back on Facebook despite censorship

Posted on August 17, 2010 | Leave a comment

National Committee to Free Ricardo Palmera activist Josh Sykes sent out a message yesterday to members of the anti-censorship group on facebook stating that a new official facebook page had been created for the NCFRP:

Check out the new, official National Committee to Free Ricardo Palmera facebook page!

Get it while it lasts!

Become a fan, get updates on the campaign, oppose U.S. intervention in Colombia, stand up for justice, and oppose facebook censorship!

This is part of an ongoing struggle for Colombia solidarity activists to use the popular social networking site as a tool to organize, despite ongoing attacks and censorship from facebook.

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Free Liliany Obando! August hearing shows no grounds for her arrest

Posted on August 7, 2010 | 1 comment

The following article by James Jordan is from Fight Back! News:

Alliance for Global Justice volunteer, Raquel Mogollón, was in attendance at the trial of political prisoner Liliany Obando Aug. 4 in Bogotá, Colombia. Based on her eyewitness report, the hearing revealed manipulation of evidence behind the charges being brought against Obando.

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PFLP Political Bureau calls for October mobilization for Comrade Sa’adat

Posted on August 1, 2010 | Leave a comment

The following is from the website of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine:

The Political Bureau of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine issued a statement on July 18, 2010, calling for the broadest expression of solidarity and support for Comrade Ahmad Sa’adat, the General Secretary of the PFLP, in mid-October 2010, when his continued isolation in the jails of the occupation will again come before the court.

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Happy Birthday Greetings to Ricardo Palmera!

Posted on July 28, 2010 | 4 comments

The following statement is from the National Committee to Free Ricardo Palmera:

The National Committee to Free Ricardo Palmera is calling on supporters to send birthday cards to Ricardo Palmera, a Colombian revolutionary and prisoner of the U.S. Empire. July 30th, 2010, marks Professor Palmera’s 60th birthday, which he will celebrate alone in a Colorado Supermax prison.

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Facebook Shuts Down “Free Ricardo Palmera!” Group

Posted on July 2, 2010 | 6 comments

The following article by Josh Sykes is from Fight Back! News:

Asheville NC – In a move to censor the voices of solidarity and human rights, Facebook shut down the “Free Ricardo Palmera!” page, claiming it violates their terms of use.

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Prisoner of the U.S. empire: Colombian revolutionary Ricardo Palmera

Posted on June 23, 2010 | 1 comment

Detroit, MI – Fight Back! interviewed Tom Burke, spokesperson for the National Committee to Free Ricardo Palmera, at the U.S. Social Forum. 

Fight Back!: Tom, can you tell us about Ricardo Palmera and why he is in jail in the U.S.?

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