Prisons: tear them down

Ramona Africa honored

Friends, family and political activists held a "Birthday Celebration of Life" for Ramona Africa in Philadelphia on June 8. Africa…

June 11, 2019

‘Shock and awe’ war on migrants and prisoners

In 2003, during the genocidal and criminal U.S. war against Iraq, the term “shock and awe” was propagated.   The…

June 4, 2019

Janet and Janine Africa say: ‘We won’t celebrate until our MOVE 9 brothers are released’

MOVE 9 members Janet Holloway Africa and Janine Phillips Africa, who were recently released after spending nearly 41 years in…

June 4, 2019

As Cleveland jail deaths continue, protesters demand justice

On May 10, Nicholas Colbert became the latest person to die in the Cuyahoga County Jail, the ninth in less…

May 30, 2019

MOVE 9 women freed after 40 years

MOVE 9 members Janet Holloway Africa, 68, and Janine Phillips Africa, 63, were freed on parole May 25, after over…

May 28, 2019

Free Assange and Manning!

By releasing the information provided by whistleblower Chelsea Manning, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange exposed the war crimes of the imperialist…

May 28, 2019

In Georgia, protesters demand ‘End inhumane jail conditions!’

A militant demonstration of 200 people chanted and marched from an Atlanta-area rail station to the Dekalb County Jail on…

May 18, 2019

Free Imam Jamil Al-Amin!

Supporters packed the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals courtroom on May 3 to witness the latest legal effort to win…

May 9, 2019

Clevelanders horrified by deaths and conditions in county jail

The Cleveland Plain Dealer released a horrifying video to the public April 25. A guard at the Cuyahoga County jail…

May 2, 2019

Hundreds march in Philly to ‘Free Mumia Now!’

On the heels of a favorable court decision that will allow Mumia Abu-Jamal to reopen his appeals, hundreds of people…

April 30, 2019