Tag Archives: Political Prisoners

Tacoma: Anarchist begins serving jail sentence for “Mayday riots”

Posted on 2009/08/17 by denverabc

On Saturday Aug. 16th, Bryan Riggins, a Tacoma-based anarchist, started serving the 73 day (lessened from the initial 120) sentence he received stemming from the events of May Day 2008. On July 21, 2009, the events of May Day 2008 … Continue reading →

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GI Resister going to prison for refusal to participate in occupation of Afghanistan

Posted on 2009/08/16 by denverabc

Sergeant Travis Bishop, with the US Army’s 57th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, pled not guilty at a special court martial on Thursday to two counts of missing movement, disobeying a lawful order and going absent without leave (AWOL). Friday, in a … Continue reading →

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IRA member and British prison escapee will be deported from U.S.

Posted on 2009/08/15 by denverabc

from irishecho.com: Saturday, August 15, 2009– Former Maze prisoner and long-time California resident Pól Brennan has been informed that he is to be deported from the United States at the end of next week. The Department of Homeland Security’s decision … Continue reading →

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Dead Prez’s M1 to star in new film about Political Prisoner and BLA Member Sundiata Acoli

Posted on 2009/08/14 by denverabc

from TheBoomBox.com: With their critically-acclaimed independent album ‘Pulse of the People’ currently garnering buzz, the Florida/New York tandem of Dead Prez are now setting their sights on bringing their thought-provoking, politically-minded talents to the big screen. Stic. man and M-1 … Continue reading →

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Israel: PFLP member Ahmad Sa’adat transferred to isolation unit

Posted on 2009/08/13 by denverabc

from freeahmadsaadat.org: Imprisoned Palestinian national leader Ahmad Sa’adat, the General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, was transferred on August 11, 2009 to Ramon prison in the Naqab desert from Asqelan prison, where he had been … Continue reading →

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Rapper Gets 2 Years In Jail for Song

Posted on 2009/08/12 by denverabc

Florida Rapper Antavio “T.O.” Johnson has received 2 years imprisonment for his song “Kill Me A Cop,” in which he names two specific officers. We have posted the song in solidarity with Antavio, all people experiencing repression for voicing legitimate … Continue reading →

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Plan Mexico’s Prisoner

Posted on 2009/08/10 by denverabc

From NACLA.org: On July 3 Mexican federal investigators pulled Juan Manuel Martínez Moreno from his prison cell to an interrogation room for the fifth time. The fierce questioning, laced with expletives and threats, had one goal: Force Martínez’s confession to … Continue reading →

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Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War with Birthdays in August

Posted on 2009/08/09 by denverabc

This is obviously a bit late, but it’s still worth writing to folks to wish them a happy birthday, even if it’s belated. Here is the list of Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War with a birthday in August. Please … Continue reading →

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Three German “autonomes” refuse to speak to Judge Fragnoli concerning the “Tarnac Affair”

Posted on 2009/08/04 by denverabc

Two autonomes from Berlin and another from Hamburg received summons to appear as material witnesses on 16 and 17 July, respectively, in the so-called Tarnac Affair. They were summoned to give testimony against nine comrades (the “Tarnac 9”) in the … Continue reading →

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