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tune in for news, information and commentary around political prisoners and prisoners of war. Find us on Facebook.Political Prisoner Birthdays Herman Bell #79-C-0262 Great Meadow Correctional Facility 11739 State Route 22 Post Office Box 51 Comstock, New York 12821-0051Sundiata Acoli (Clark Squire) #39794-066 FCI Cumberland Post Office Box 1000 Cumberland, Maryland 21501 Address envelope to Clark Squire, address card to Sundiata Acoli.Joseph Bowen #AM 4272 SCI Coal Township 1 Kelley Drive Coal Township, Pennsylvania 17866-1020 Nickname: Joe-Joe

Brent Betterly, Brian Jacob Church, Jared Chase—are now known as the NATO 3.Brent Betterly, Brian Jacob Church, Jared Chase—are now known as the NATO 3. Information about the defendants and this case can be found by navigating through the links at the top of the website https://freethenato3.wordpress.com. You can also donate to the support fund through the link at the top right of each page, as donations are urgently needed for legal and prisoner support needs. Rachel Allshiny served as librarian and press liaison for Occupy Chicago, and was a protest organizer for the NATO Summit held in Chicago in May 2012. She has been actively supporting the NATO 3, arrested on spurious terrorism charges days before the summit, and other political prisoners since that time. She shares her personal thoughts on various issues on Twitter @allshiny. Amanda Schemkes is a staff attorney with the Civil Liberties Defense Center; she received her J.D. from the Seattle University School of Law and M.S. in Writing & Book Publis

Tune in for an hour of news, information and commentary concerning political prisoners. Today will share the latest news concerning a previous report about the re-establishment of the overthrown Kingdom of Hawaii which was cleared by the Obama administration to hold a vote to determine if the Hawaiians would get their country back. That process has now been blocked by the US Supreme Court and why we say every non-assimilated Native Hawaiian is a political prisoner and prisoner of war. We will share some of the latest political prisoner events posted to our Facebook page Political Prisoner Radio. Two Political Prisoner Birthdays this week are Stanley L. Cohen (Dec 6) and Zolo Agona Azania (Dec 12). Tonight an unusually long Political Prisoner Radio Mix made from clips of prisoners Mumia Abu-Jamal, Asar Imhotep Amen, and Kenneth Hartman. The audio commentaries are recorded and posted by Prison Radio. Visit Prison Radio and support their work. If you want truth and facts vs lies and fiction, support independent

Tune in for an hour of news, information and commentary on US held political prisoners.Tonight we will re-air a portion of a press conference that took place at 1199 Healthcare Workers Union in New York. The press conference was concerning prisoners, Hepatitis C and the refusal of prison administrators to provide medical treatment. Hepatitis C is a communicable disease that prisons are choosing to let spread among inmates.The Abolitionists Law Center argues that "Health care and a healthy environment is a human right for prisoners and non-prisoners alike." Attorney Bret Grote is representing political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamaal in his lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections which is withholding treatment from him for Hepatitis C.The case could have an impact on prisoners healthcare rights across the United States. Mumia Abu-Jamal is the lone voice in tonight's Political Prisoner Radio Mix. Topics he touches on include fear mongering, banning Syrian Refugees, politics and finance. There

Tonight we will be highlighting two political prisoners. During the first half-hour we will be speaking to Prisoner Radio's Noelle Hanrahan to get an update on the case involving long held political prisoner and revolutionary Mumia Abu-Jamal.The courts are currently hearing the case of Abu-Jamal v. Kerestes. The case centers around the refusal of medical treatment to adequately treat the Hepatitis C virus that Mumia suffers from. The case has had some explosive revelations as of late and Noelle Hanrahan will share those with us tonight. This case could have wider implications concerning the human rights of prisoners to get access to the healthcare they need.During the second half-hour we will be speaking with Josie Shapiro who is a political prisoner advocate for Eric G. King, a 28-year-old vegan anarchist who was arrested and charged with the attempted firebombing of a government official’s office in Kansas City, MO in September 2014. He is currently being held in facilities ru

Herman Bell is political prisoner who was active during the 60s movement to make Black Lives Matter in the fight for social justice. Herman was active with the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army. Mr. Bell is coming up for parole once again and once again the racist white supremacists and police brutality supporter Pat Lynch of the NYC PBA. Each and every time as is usually the case with Police Unions across the nation, Pat Lynch and the PBA launches a media demonization propaganda program to influence the parole process.Pat Lynch and the thuggish NYC PBA are right now engaged in a propaganda campaign to smear and demonize Quentin Tarantino for speaking out against police brutality and standing in solidarity with the movement against widespread police violence in the USA.Click here to get more info on the campaign to parole Mr. Bell.There is another medical emergency alert and call to action for Robert Seth Hayes. Please read the call to action on his behalf on our Political Prisoner Radio Faceb

Herman Bell is political prisoner who was active during the 60s movement to make Black Lives Matter in the fight for social justice. Herman was active with the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army. Mr. Bell is coming up for parole once again and once again the racist white supremacists and police brutality supporter Pat Lynch of the NYC PBA. Each and every time as is usually the case with Police Unions across the nation, Pat Lynch and the PBA launches a media demonization propaganda program to influence the parole process.Pat Lynch and the thuggish NYC PBA are right now engaged in a propaganda campaign to smear and demonize Quentin Tarantino for speaking out against police brutality and standing in solidarity with the movement against widespread police violence in the USA.Click here to get more info on the campaign to parole Mr. Bell.There is another medical emergency alert and call to action for Robert Seth Hayes. Please read the call to action on his behalf on our Political Prisoner Radio Faceb

Tune in for an hour of news, information and commentary on the state of political prisoners held within the United States.Tonight one of our family members needs help. Ameejill Whitlock is the co-host and co-producer of Political Prisoner Radio which has been on air for the past three years on the Black Talk Radio Network. She started her activism on behalf of political prisoners as a teenager and the work has continued to this date. She has also been involved in Baltimore rebellion helping to organize behind the scenes as protest rocked the city over the killing of Freddy Grey.Ameejill's mother whom was in poor health and Ameejill has been providing care for, recently passed away. Like many families with long-term illnesses in the family, Ameejill and her young son may be homeless in 30 days if the bank forecloses on her mother's home. One of Ameejill's comrades, Kevin James has set up a fundraiser which hopes of raising at least $3,000 for Ameejill and her son. Those who want to contribute can do so via the

Bolivian President Evo Morales acknowledged that American Indian activist Leonard Peltier as a US held political prisoner framed for the killing of two FBI agent during a US occupation and continued colonization of those who are the descendants of indigenous tribes on the North American continent.According to a press release"In 2003, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals found that "Much of the government’s behavior at the Pine Ridge Reservation and in its prosecution of Mr. Peltier is to be condemned. The government withheld evidence. It intimidated witnesses. These facts are not disputed."As far as we know, there was no call for the release of Leonard Peltier or any other US held political prisoner at the "Justice or Else" rally. It is shameful that the masses don't know about those who fought for justice for their people because those who present themselves as leaders of the mainstream have not informed them.This month marks the 49th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party that corporate media a

The Justice And Accountability Campaign issued a message concerning the upcoming parole hearing for Eddie Africa who is among the political prisoners that belong to the late John Africa’s MOVE Organization.“This week 10/5/15 Thru 10/9/15 has been deemed Eddie Africa solidarity week . We are asking people to do something simple but effective we are asking people to help us flood the phone lines of The Pa Parole Board And Demand Parole for Our Brother Eddie Africa.” Read more.On Oct 2, an update was posted on the case of Palestinian political prisoner Amer Jubran. In part the post reads,“Members of the Amer Jubran Defense Campaign have recently received trial documents revealing severe human rights violations at every stage in the arrest, trial, and sentencing of Amer Jubran and his co-defendants. Most importantly, the documents show that the defendants were forced to sign prefabricated confessions under torture from agents of the General Intelligence Directorate.” Read more.No Separate Jus

Tonight we will read statements from two political prisoners and analyze the messages they wish to communicate to the masses.Jalil Abdul Muntaqim aka Anthony Bottom is a former member of both the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army. He is currently a political prisoner. In 1974, Muntaqim was convicted on two counts of murder in the first degree for killing two police officers and received a prison term of twenty-five years to life. Mr. Muntaqim has a blog and tonight we will read and analyze his most recent post Blog #36: #BlackLivesMatter – FORWARD!!!.Leonard Peltier is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement. In 1977 he was convicted and sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment for first-degree murder in the shooting of two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents during a 1975 conflict on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The International Tribunal of Conscience is being held in New York. New York and Mr. Peltier issued a statement in relatio

Our guest tonight is El-Hajj Mauri’ Saalakhan of The Peace and Justice Foundation who is a Metropolitan Washington, DC-based human rights advocate; author, lecturer and poet. He will update us the case of Imam Jamil Al-Amin formerly known as H. Rap Brown of the Black Panther Party and SNCC. On Sept 9, 2015, Medical Justice posted a medical emergency concerning Imam Jamil.On September 3rd Jericho Amnesty Movement received a call from a Political Prisoner at USP Canaan concerning Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin. Imam Jamil is in serious need of medical attention. His jaw is swollen to at least twice its normal size, and he is experiencing a lot of pain. Read more...While the corporate media and politicians posture on the issue of political prisoners in Cuba in efforts to prevent the economic blockade unjustly imposed by the United States, of course they are being hypocritical considering all the political prisoners held by the USA. This week an article was published showing that the corrupt former FBI Director J. E

Download PodcastTune In for an hour of news, discussion and commentary related to political prisoners held by the USA. Tonight we hope to host a discussion on the film The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution by Stanley Nelson."The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution" Trailer Exclusive from Tambay A Obenson on Vimeo.   In an article by The Daily Beast, Elaine Brown, who led the Black Panther Party from 1974-1977 and ran for president in 2008, has some very strong words in her critique of the film. The former party Chairman was so displeased with the film she wanted her interview portion removed.Fund Independent Black Media, Make A Donation Today!

Download PodcastOn tonight's program we will share updates on Russell Maroon Shoatz who is a community activist, founding member of the Black Unity Council, former member of the Black Panther Party, soldier in the Black Liberation Army, and current political prisoner sentenced to life in prison for killing a police officer by a implicitly biased jury not of his peers. He is 72 years old and had been held in solitary confinement for over 22 years. He is a supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement and recovering radiation treatment of prostate cancer. Considering that many of the current political prisoners who struggled against the same systemic racist polices including police terrorism and that current activists face a similar fate for their activities today, it is essential that the current movement make freeing political prisoners part of any policy demands. Political Prisoner Birthdays:  Monday, Aug 31, 2015 Ronald Reed #2195311 Minnesota Correctional Facility-Oak Park Heights 5329 Osgood Av

Download PodcastTune in for an hour of news, information and commentary on the issue of political prisoners being held by the USA. Tonight our guest speaker will be attorney, activist and radio broadcaster Efia Nwangaza who will be joining us to discuss the need to keep pressure on the United States government to release COINTELPRO political prisoners particularly those formations like the Black Panther Party which was specifically named and targeted by the FBI because of their their political and social activities in the black community. According to the political prisoner human rights group Jericho Movement, COINTELPRO represents a part of American history that we would all like to forget. However, to forget is to repeat. Unfortunately, dozens of women and men are still incarcerated upwards of 40 years as a direct result of this heinous program. Not only did COINTELPRO seek to defame, neutralize, discredit, and destroy the more militant organizations of that day, viz. the Black Panther Party, Republic of

Download PodcastTune in for an hour of information and news on political prisoners held by the US government.  Unfortunately we will be focusing on the recent assassination of political prisoner Hugo Pinell who was murdered after finally getting out of solitary confinement where he spent 46 years. San Francisco Bayview writes, Hugo Pinell, affectionately known as Yogi Bear, was assassinated Aug. 12. The news sparked a victory celebration by prison guards on social media: “May he rot in hell” and “Good riddens” (sic), they typed. Yogi was the only member of the San Quentin 6 still in prison, and his role in the events of Aug. 21, 1971, the day George Jackson was assassinated, has earned the guards’ incessant enmity ever since. There appears that prison gangs played a role in Mr. Pinell's murder. We will be joined by Robert Weide who is an assistant professor of Sociology at Cal State Los Angeles with subfield specializations in criminology, urban studies and racial and ethnic relations. He is c

Download PodcastTune in for an hour of news, information and social commentary as it relates to the political human rights struggle in the USA. Tonight we will have open forum and open lines but in the spirit of Black August and remembering past periods of struggle against racism, the killing of Michael Brown in August of 2014 led to the Ferguson Rebellion which set off other rebellions in other cities after the continued killing of Black men. Lets do a review of the past year in the context of youth led movements in the 60s. Let us also discuss racism within the struggle movement, the dangers of BLM and liberal partnerships, COINTELPRO, how movements were and are infiltrated. What are your thoughts on Bernie Sanders and BLM. Tonight we are spotlighting political prisoner Maliki Shakur Latine born in the month of Black August. "Maliki Shakur Latine was born in the Bronx on August 23, 1949. In his early years, Latine became involved with the Nation of Islam. It was during this time that he started on the pa

Download PodcastTune in for an hour of news, information and commentary on the issue of Political Prisoners held by the US government. Yesterday was the start of Black August 2015 which is a time to study, education and outreah about our history and current condition under the oppression of a racist government built on the stolen with stolen bodies. Read more about Black August. Soledad Brother John Clutchette who was a comrade of George Jackson at California's Soledad Prison is asking for help. With the movement growing to remove not only the Confederate Flag which was removed from SC state house grounds, but the movement to remove monuments to racists, enslavers, mass murderers and land thieves has right wing racists attempting to have historical markers recognizing the social programs of the Black Panther Party. Of course these racists are using disinformation to paint the Panthers as a racist organization. Read more about these racist acts to distort the Panther's legacy. In the midst of t

Download PodcastTune in for an hour of news, information and conversation around the issue of political prisoners and prisoners of war.Tonight we will examine the case of Simón Trinidad (born July 30, 1950) is the alias of Juvenal Ovidio Ricardo Palmera Pineda. Trinidad is a high level member of The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People's Army whom the United States government tried to frame on drug trafficking charges which failed but was able to convict him a kidnapping that he was not involved in that allegedly occurred in another country."For the past seven years, he has been a resident of the U.S. Penitentiary Administrative Maximum, better known as ADX. In the highest-security prison in North America, Trinidad is serving a sixty-year sentence for “conspiracy to commit hostage-taking,” based on a kidnapping that occurred on another continent — and without, his attorneys insist, any direct involvement on his part." - ALAN PRENDERGASTLets discuss the audacity of the US government bringing drug traf

Download PodcastJoin us for an hour of news, information and commentary on issues related to political prisoners and prisoners of war. Our guest speaker tonight is El-Hajj Mauri' Saalakhan of The Peace and Justice Foundation who is a Metropolitan Washington, DC-based human rights advocate; author, lecturer and poet.He will update us the cases of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui and Imam Jamil Al-Amin formerly known as H. Rap Brown of the Black Panther Party and SNCC.Support Independent Black Media, Make A Donation Today!