Prisons: tear them down

Wadiya Jamal describes visit with MumiaWadiya Jamal describes visit with Mumia

Wadiya Jamal describes visit with Mumia

On April 9, Wadiya Jamal visited her spouse, Mumia Abu-Jamal, at SCI Mahanoy. Here are excerpts from her account of…

April 14, 2015
A message to the Peoples Summit from the U.S. solidarity movement on behalf of political prisoner Mumia Abu-JamalA message to the Peoples Summit from the U.S. solidarity movement on behalf of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal

A message to the Peoples Summit from the U.S. solidarity movement on behalf of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal

The following statement was issued by the International Action Center. To our sisters and brothers at the Peoples’ Summit: The…

April 9, 2015
Revolutionary youth group says: Mumia must live!Revolutionary youth group says: Mumia must live!

Revolutionary youth group says: Mumia must live!

The life of revolutionary, journalist and political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal is in danger. We answer: Who is Mumia? Why is his…

April 9, 2015
Ferguson U.S.A.Ferguson U.S.A.

Ferguson U.S.A.

Transcribed from March 5 audio column posted by prisonradio.org. With breathless news reports, the U.S. Deptartment of Justice’s Pattern and…

April 6, 2015
Why Mumia is a hero to young peopleWhy Mumia is a hero to young people

Why Mumia is a hero to young people

The following is a reprint of an April 16, 2008, commentary from the youth group Fight Imperialism, Stand Together (FIST)…

April 6, 2015
Activists demand no medical execution of Mumia Abu-JamalActivists demand no medical execution of Mumia Abu-Jamal

Activists demand no medical execution of Mumia Abu-Jamal

Frackville, Pa., April 3 — Car caravans carrying over 40 people travelled from Philadelphia and New York City today to…

April 5, 2015
Political prisoner’s health scare ignites mass actionPolitical prisoner’s health scare ignites mass action

Political prisoner’s health scare ignites mass action

March 31 — At 1 p.m. EDT on March 30, political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal had a medical emergency, and was…

April 3, 2015
Mumia Abu Jamal is hospitalized with no visitation or contactMumia Abu Jamal is hospitalized with no visitation or contact

Mumia Abu Jamal is hospitalized with no visitation or contact

The following is a March 30 press release from the Philadelphia International Action Center, which works with MOVE, the Campaign to…

March 30, 2015
Palestinian activist Rasmea Odeh to appeal unjust convictionPalestinian activist Rasmea Odeh to appeal unjust conviction

Palestinian activist Rasmea Odeh to appeal unjust conviction

Supporters pack court in defense of community leader Federal Judge Gershwin Drain sentenced Palestinian American activist and community leader Rasmea…

March 17, 2015
U.S. psychological association colludes in tortureU.S. psychological association colludes in torture

U.S. psychological association colludes in torture

A Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on the CIA’s use of torture at Guantánamo Bay and other locations states…

March 12, 2015