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US Court decision: Minimum wages for detainees 29 Oct 2021 | |||
Washington State bans for-profit prisons 31 March 2021 |
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Berks detention centre empty! 1 March 2021 | |||
Prison strikes 30-day Blackout in Alabama 1 Jan 2021 | |||
Press conference to FREE Mumia Abu Jamal 16 Nov 2020 | |||
Urgent health care for Maroon 9 Sept 2019 | |||
March for Mumia 27 April 2019 | |||
Mumia wins new rights to appeal 29 Dec 2018 | |||
Black Panther Jalil Muntaqim 47 years in jail 13 Dec 2018 |
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Hunger striker dies at NWDC 16 Nov 2018 | |||
US Vets call on soldiers to refuse orders 2 Nov 2018 | |||
US Military bases detain immigrants 12 Aug 2018 |
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Immigrant Maru Mora Villalpando: I fought back 25 july 2018 | |||
Stop Deportation of immigrants' rights activist Maru Mora-Villalpando Victory: Maru will stay 27 June 2018 |
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Former Border Officer: Refusing to separate children 19 June 2018 | |||
Mumia: Next hearing 30 August 30 Apr 2018 | |||
Mumia's brother statement 30 Apr 2018 |
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International Offensive: Free Mumia Abu Jamal 30 Apr 2018 London vigil 30 April Report Mumia: London vigil 30 April 30 Apr 2018 | |||
Black inmates used as guinea pigs 26 Feb 2018 | |||
Hunger strikes at North West Detention Center USA 12 Feb 2018 | |||
Oppose Censorship Pennsylvania Dept of Correction 7 Feb 2018 | |||
Defend Maru Mora-Villalpando Jan-Feb 2018 | |||
Last of Dallas 6 out of solitary 17 Nov 2017 | |||
Guantanamo inmates starving 6 Oct 2017 | |||
Law suit vs GEO Detainees $1/day under fire 20 Sep 2017 | |||
Assault on Black Panther prisoner Herman Bell 10 Sep 2017 | |||
Women protest at Tacoma Detention Centre 19 June 2017 | |||
Open House solidarity with women & children detained! 1 May 2017 | |||
Donate to bring Maroon home 23 April 2017 | |||
Hunger strike at US Riverside county jail 13 April 2017 |
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Hunger strike at Tacoma immigration detention centre 13 April 2017 | |||
Dallas 6:
VICTORY!
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March 2017
Analysis of Dallas 6's seven year struggle! 27 March 2017 |
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Mother of Dallas 6 defender on fighting prison injustice! 11 March 2017 | |||
Stop execution of: Ivan Teleguz in Virginia! Feb 2017 | |||
Tyree Carroll: Police found guilty 17 Feb 2017 | |||
US court curbs solitary for Pennsylvania inmates no longer facing execution 9 Feb 2017 | |||
Fight for Mumia's healthcare 9 Jan 2017 | |||
Fact sheet - US and UK Trans prisoners 29 Oct 2016 | |||
24,000 US prisoners on strike 12 Oct 2016 | |||
Rev. Pinkney convicted without evidence 11 Oct 2016 | |||
Guards sympathize with striking prisoners 9 Oct 2016 | |||
45 years ago Attica prisoners uprising 5 Oct 2016 | |||
Assessing the US prisoners strike 18 Sep 2016 Women in the prison strikes 29 Sep 2016 | |||
US biggest prisoners strike 9 Sept 2016 | |||
Hunger strike by refugee mothers 18 Aug 2016 Write to the mothers | |||
Mumia from prison on Democratic Convention 27 July 2016 | |||
Settlement for Maroon 11 July 2016 | |||
Prisons fear most labor strikes 7 June 2016 | |||
New evidence for Major Tillery 20 May 2016 | |||
Work strike by Alabama prisoners 11 May 2016 | |||
DALLAS 6 Trial starts / Day 2 / Day 5 / VICTORY from 4 April 2016 | |||
Alabama, Holman prison's inmates demand 14 march 2016 | |||
Action against prisons' Sleep Deprivation 23 Feb 2016 | |||
Angola 3 Albert Woodfox freed 19 Feb 2016 | |||
Dallas 6 defender in solitary confinement: 15 Feb 2016 | |||
Kern Valley Prison undermines Agreement to End Hostilities 1 Feb 2016 | |||
Judge Approves Pelican Bay Solitary Settlement 26 Jan 2016 | |||
Emergency conference to save Rev Pinkney 12 Dec 2015 | |||
Hunger strikes in 3 new detention centres 30 Nov 2015 Hunger strikers sent to medical 7 Dec 2015 |
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Political prisoner Major Tillery needs medical care 3 Nov 2015 | |||
Blockade at NWDC detention centre 21 Sept 2015 | |||
US Prisoners ends solitary confinement 17 Sept 2015 | |||
Urgent action for Mumia 11 Sept 2015 | |||
Why is Rev Pinkney in jail? 31 August 2015 | |||
Letter needed for Rev Pinkney 12 August 2015 | |||
Guantanamo: 8-year hunger strike by Tariq Ba Odah 9 July 2015 | |||
US week of action to close detention centres 7-11 July 2015 | |||
US Bill against detention 14 May 2015 | |||
+ URGENT: Donate to save Mumia 6 August 2015 + Mumia hospitalised again - Update 12 & 13 May 2015 + Update 2 May 2015 + Mumia able to see his lawyer 30 April 2015 + Letter to Mr Tom Wolf, Governor of Pennsylvania by Women of Colour in the Global Women's Strike 29 April 2015 + video April 2015 + Mumia's wife: Stop killing my husband. |
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Tacoma:
divest from deportation & detention!
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Message of
Support from UK
25 April 2015 |
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Rally in London to Free Mumia 25 April 2015 | |||
Teacher suspended for supporting Mumia 15 April 2015 | |||
Stop the execution of Andre Cole 13 April 2015 Missouri executes Andre Cole 15 April 2015 | |||
Mumia's wife: Stop killing my husband 11 April 2015 | |||
40 detained mothers detaines on hunger strike in Texas 31 March 2015 |
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Mumia rushed to hospital 31 March 2015 | |||
Hunger strike at Ohio State Penitentiary 16 March 2015 | |||
Rev Pinkney appeal denied 4 March 2015 |
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Stop execution of Kelly Gissendaner in Georgia 2 March 2015 | |||
Rodney Reed wins stay of execution 23 February 2015 Stop execution of Rodney Reed Petition Letter for clemency Ex-police officer says Rodney Reed is innocent 15 February 2015 |
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Willacy County Prison taken over by inmates 21 February 2015 |
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The Angola 3: Albert Woodfox overturned conviction confirmed 6 February 2015 | |||
Watch VIDEO Torture in US prisons | |||
Rev Edward Pinkney: Call for support 27 January 2015 | |||
Cages Kill protest in Santa Cruz 24 January 2015 | |||
New Political Prisoner For America: Rev. Edward Pinkney 18 January 2015 | |||
Defend Rev Pinkney in jail - Petition 23 December 2014 | |||
NWDC resistance (Tacoma) response to Obama 23 November 2014 | |||
Reverend Pikney convicted without evidence 21 November 2014 |
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3rd hunger strike at Tacoma detention centre 3 November 2014 |
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Philadelphia Community Forum for Dallas 6 24 October 2014 | |||
California prisoners assess victories one year on 2 October 2014 |
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Free Tacoma detention centre protest leader 19 September 2014 | |||
Texas prison: victory on right to visit 9 September 2014 | |||
US prisoners on solitary speak 4 September 2014 | |||
Civilians and vets support prisoner resistance. (IVAW) 11 Aug 2014 |
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Tacoma: first victories 3 August 2014 | |||
Press Obama to stop detention and deportation 2 August 2014 |
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BWRAP's message to Tacoma 2 August 2014 | |||
US: Immigrants challenge NGOs 28 July 2014 | |||
A letter from undocumented mother 28 July 2014 | |||
Remembering the California prison hunger strike 8 July 2014 | |||
Prisons: from Palestine to Pelican Bay 20 June 2014 |
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California prisoners law suit against isolation 2 June 2014 |
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Hunger strike in North Carolina prison 2 June 2014 | |||
Free Lorenzo Johnson! June 2014 | |||
Stop women's jail in LA 6 May 2014 | |||
Tacoma: 500 demonstrate for detainees strikers 9 April 2014 | |||
Bill against solitary confinement 9 April 2014 | |||
Shut Guantanamo action in London 3 April 2014 | |||
Brother of Babar Ahmed speaks 21 March 2014 | |||
Support Georgia prison hunger strikers 19 March 2014 |
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Support families at US Senate hearing on use of Solitary Confinement 25 February 2014 | |||
Russell Maroon Shoatz released from solitary 20 February 2014 | |||
Letter by Guantanamo Prisoner Emad Hassan 20 February 2014 |
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End Long Term Solitary Confinement! Pelican Bay prisoners' statement 11 February 2014 |
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Menard hunger strikers: We need outside support, threat of forced feeding 21 January 2014 | |||
Collective Struggle inside the Westville Control Unit 10/15 15 January 2014 | |||
Prisoners strike in Alabama 7 January 2014 | |||
London Protest against Guantanamo 11 January 2014 | |||
Urgent petition for Angola Three Albert Woodfox 3 January 2014 |
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Guantanamo prisoner Shaker Aamer speaks 18 November 2013 | |||
Pennsylvania: Juvenile life prisoners denied justice 30 Oct 2013 | |||
Pelican prisoners meet administration 20 October 2013 | |||
Call on Guantanamo health professionals 10 October 2013 | |||
Angola 3 Herman Wallace died 4 October 2013 | |||
California prisoners – "This is war" 27 September 2013 | |||
Margaret Prescod on California prisoners 8 August 2013 | |||
Hunger for justice international action Philadelphia protest 31 July 2013 | |||
California Prison Officials Retaliating Against Hunger Strikers 19 July 2013 | |||
Faces and Voices of the California Prison Hunger Strike 10 July 2013 | |||
California prisoners strike 8 July 2013 | |||
Prisoner solidarity from Palestine to Pelican Bay 7 July 2013 | |||
Guantanamo hunger strike on UK TV 15 April 2013 1 out 4 Guantanamo hunger strikers force fed 6 June 2013 | |||
Free Russell Maroon Shoatz from solitary 15 April 2013 | |||
Chowchilla Freedom Rally
Photos from the Freedom Rally held at the
Central California Women’s Facility, near Chowchilla. Proestors marched
against the horrendous living conditions in this notorious prison. Thousands Rally Against Prison Overcrowding 26 January 2013 VIDEO: Hundreds of prison protestors rally outside of Chowchilla 26 January 2013
Protest Against Overcrowding Held Outside Philadelphia
Women’s Prison 26
January 2013 |
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Close Guantanamo international protests 11 January 2013 | |||
Protest at Graterford Prison construction site 21 November 2012 | |||
US prisoners call for national hunger/work strike JULY 2013 18 November 2012 | |||
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Hear Testimony on the Torture of Solitary Confinement September 22, 2012 | |||
North Carolina Prisoners' Hunger Strike 1 Aug 2012 | |||
An inmate speaks of solitary confinement 7 July 2012 | |||
Film Screening "COINTELPRO 101" at Crossroads Womens' Centre 25 June 2012 | |||
John Carter murdered by prison guards 19 May 2012 |
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Campaign to free Russell Maroon Shoatz 5 May 2012 | |||
International Campaign to Free the Angola 3 April 2012 | |||
Selma James on Anti-Capitalism behind bars 1 April 2012 | |||
Anti-capitalism behind bars videos: Selma James (Global Women`s Strike) & Eric Gjersten (Payday men`s network) 17 March 2012 | |||
San Quentin prison Occupy protest 20 February 2012 |
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Occupy National Day of Action for Prisoners! - next steps! 20 February 2012 | |||
Stop solitary confinement of Russell Maroon Shoatz 16 February 2012 SIGN THE PETITION | |||
Mumia 2 to general population prison. 7 January 2012 | |||
Mumia's Still in the Hole While Abu-Jamal’s detractors dismiss all claims of his being a political prisoner, his post-arrest ordeals provide a compelling case of a person targeted by authorities for being who he is politically more than for the crime he is supposedly serving time for. 18 January 2012 | |||
National Occupy Day in Support of Prisoners The prison system is the most visible example of policies of punitive containment of the most marginalized and oppressed in our society. Prior to incarceration, 2/3 of all prisoners lived in conditions of economic hardship. While the perpetrators of white-collar crime largely go free 9 January 2012 | |||
The Guantánamos Next Door The U.S.
military prison at Guantánamo Bay turns 10
today, and activists are marking the anniversary
with
protests and
petitions,
reports and
retrospectives.
11 January 2012 |
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Guantánamo Prisoners Stage Peaceful Protest and Hunger Strike on 10th Anniversary of the Opening of the Prison 10 January 2012 | |||
Martina Correia, 1967-2011: Led Struggle
for Troy Davis’ Life as She Fought for Her Own |
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Three Prisoners Die in Hunger Strike Related
Incidents
CDCR kept info. from Next of Kin,
fails to report deaths
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Grants Hank Skinner Given Stay of Execution 7 November 2011 | |||
SAVE HANK SKINNER FROM EXECUTION!
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Novem |
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Ruling Lifts Mumia Abu-Jamal from Death Row |
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Inspiring and emotional analysis
(broadcast down the phone line, direct from
Death Row) by Mumia Abu-Jamal, of the
state-sanctioned murder of Troy Davis. You can
download it
here,
or at the link below: http://www.freemumia.com/wp-co 30 September 2011 |
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TROY ANTHONY DAVIS |
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660,000 strong petition for Troy Davis 15 Sept 2011 | |||
URGENT ACTION NEEDED! The state of Georgia has set Troy Davis's execution date for midnight on September 21st, just eight days from today. |
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URGENT ACTION NEEDED! The state of Georgia has set Troy Davis's execution date for midnight on September 21st, just two weeks from today. 9 September 2011 |
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Open Letter to Governor Jerry Brown about prisoners hunger strike Ask organizations you work with to sign on to this organizational Open Letter to Gov. Brown to grant the demands of the hunger strikers. 17 July 2011 | |||
Taking AIM and Wounding Justice Through the Incarceration of Leonard Peltier Leonard Peltier is behind bars, but his voice has not been silenced. 1 July 2011 | |||
Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Watch the video 1 July 2011 | |||
Mumia - Mad in the Middle East It would be challenging to count the wives or children who were beaten or abused by returning soldiers. Indeed, the levels of suicide among armed forces shows that war attacks the self. 12 June 2011 |
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Solitary Watch Confronts Torture in US Prisons An interview with James Ridgeway and Jean Casella 12 June 2011 | |||
The European Union calls for the commutation of Troy Davis' death sentence. 8 June 2011 | |||
Dispatch from Death Row: Saving Troy Davis 1 June 2011 | |||
The Locked Gate: Standing Up for My Brother on Death Row An excellent article on the ongoing fight for justice for Troy Davis, as told by his sister, Martina Davis-Correia. 20 May 2011 | |||
VOICES: The Railroading of Troy Davis "Troy Davis' case is emblematic of a broken and unjust death penalty system. His story speaks volumes about a criminal justice system that is riddled with bias and error and is fixated on procedure more than it is on fairness". 05 May 2011 | |||
Court Rules Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Death Sentence is Unconstitutional The case of Pennsylvania death row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal took a surprising turn Tuesday when an appeals court unanimously declared his death sentence unconstitutional. It’s the second time the court has done so. 27 April 2011 | |||
PLEASE HELP SAVE TROY DAVIS' LIFE! Georgia may be about to kill an innocent man. That's not justice. Please ask the Georgia Parole Board to spare Troy Davis' life, before it's too late -- and it's critical that you ask others to do the same 20 April 2011 | |||
Troy Davis Appeal Denied justice system is comfortable allowing someone to be executed when there are lingering doubts about guilt in the case. 28 March 2011 | |||
My 44 Years on Death Row "We
were like human animals in one of the old-style zoos. A man
might bang his head against steel bars drawing enough blood
could be an avenue out to the hospital for the criminally
insane where conditions were better and the insanity label
protected him from execution". 20 January 2011 |
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Lucasville Prison hunger strikers - win demands! The prison authorities have provided, in writing, a set of conditions that virtually meets the demands set out by Bomani Shakur in his letter to Warden Bobby, provided elsewhere on this site. 15 January 2011 | |||
Payday message of support for Lucasville 5 We are honoured to be in touch with prisoners on the inside whose struggle is too often ignored and even hidden, and whose only resource is each other. You are showing us on the outside how to organize effectively. 15 January 2011 | |||
Hunger for Death Row: Lucasville Five prisoners seeking death row status 11 January 2011 | |||
TWICE A VICTIM: PRO-DEATH PENALTY BIAS IN US CRIMINAL JUSTICE 4 January 2011 | |||
A statement from Bomani Shakur, from the Lucasville 5 "It seems that no matter what we do, they are determined to keep us locked down in punitive segregation – being vindictive for no apparent reason, except for the fact that they are upset about what happened at Lucasville.” 3 January 2011 | |||
On Bradley Manning, Solitary Confinement, and Selective Outrage The treatment of Bradley Manning, which has introduced many on the left to the torment of solitary confinement, may present an opportunity for them to measure their own humanity. 2 January 2011 | |||
Statement of Solidarity with Georgia Prisoner Strike Prisoners are demanding a living wage for work, increased educational opportunities, decent health care, an end to cruel and unusual punishment, decent living conditions, nutritional meals, vocational and self-improvement opportunities, access to families, and just parole decisions. December 2010 | |||
BIGGEST PRISONER STRIKE IN U.S. HISTORY - The prisoners' demands 8 December 2010 | |||
Surviving solitary confinement Being confined to the cell for 23 to 24 hours a day gives one a lot of time to study and internalize all the rules, policies, procedures, state laws or codes, and use them to confront those responsible for our placement in these units. December 2010 | |||
MUMIA UPDATE September 2010: Exclusive! New Test Shows Key Witnesses Lied at Abu-Jamal Trial; Sidewalk Murder Scene Should Have Displayed Bullet Impacts 19 September 2010 | |||
MUMIA: 9 November 2010: Third Circuit Court Panel Re-Hears Issue of Abu-Jamal's Death Penalty on Orders of Supreme Court |
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MUMIA UPDATE January 2010: Either we get a green light to proceed with a new jury trial we previously won in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on the question of death or life, or we are closer to an execution. Petition to President Obama. | |||
At long last Troy Davis gets
an "evidentiary
hearing" to present new evidence of his innocence.
17 August 2009 |
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Click here for news about Mumia Abu-Jamal | |||
My Brother on Death Row. Getting the message to the people not to all the big organizations, but talking to the people who care about human rights, human kindness and dignity, and educating them about the whole system. Then people were willing to spread the knowledge and tell Troy’s story. 26 July 2009 | |||
from AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA: Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court delayed a decision on whether to grant Troy Davis an appeal until after it returns from recess in September. 30 JUNE 2009 | |||
This NAACP campaign is not just online. NAACP organizers are on the streets and in the churches in Savannah, Georgia, working to persuade the new Chatham County District Attorney, Larry Chisolm, to reopen the case. Sign the petition now 12 June 2009 | |||
Payday & Global Women's Strike, 19 May Day of Action for Troy Davis. 28 May 2009 | |||
In the Absence of Proof: It’s bad enough that we still execute people in the United States. It’s absolutely chilling that we’re willing to do it when we’re not even sure we’ve got the right person in our clutches. New York Times, May 23, 2009 | |||
Take Action Now! Newly-elected District Attorney Chisolm can act now to save Troy's life. Amnesty International. | |||
My innocent brother on death row: Martina Davis-Correia, Troy Davis's sister, writing in the Guardian: "my brother, has suffered on death row for 18 years for a crime he didn't commit" 20 May 2009 |
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Payday & Global Women's Strike CALL FOR ACTION: Support Death Row prisoner Troy Davis. 19 May 2009 | |||
Support in Heidelburg for Troy Anthony Davis This evening around 6pm more than 350 death penalty opponents of all walks of life gathered in the German city of Heidelberg to demonstrate their support for US death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis. Together they occupied the widely known "Old Bridge" in the historic centre of the town to shape a human chain, holding Troy Davis’ face in front of their own faces or above their head. 19 May 2009 |
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNS 11TH CIRCUIT COURT DECISION. ( Atlanta ) Amnesty International USA condemned in the strongest terms today’s 11th Circuit Court decision to deny Troy Davis a second petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the district court. The human rights organization considers the decision a contrived barrier to justice that could ultimately lead to the execution of a man with a strong claim of innocence. 16 April 2009 | |||
Support Osiris Abu Ameer on death row Father and artist, on death row, convicted of murdering an off-duty police officer and young woman in 1990, in a Philadelphia district notorious for corruption and racism. | |||
Date Set for Davis Oral Arguments A hearing date has been set for convicted killer Troy Davis before the federal 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. The court, which stopped Davis's scheduled execution last month, will hear oral arguments about a new round of appeals on December 9th. November 20, 2008 | |||
A Global Day of Action for Troy Davis. Last night Amnesty International held a Global Day of Action for Troy Davis. Today, three days before the scheduled execution, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay! 27 October 2008 | |||
The Death Sentence of Troy Davis. A Supreme Injustice - New Execution Date Announced to be October 27th. Latest news of the U.S. Death Row prisoner. 16 October 2008 |
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PLEASE HELP SAVE TROY DAVIS! Update from Amnesty International USA on the fate of the Death Row inmate. 14 October 2008 | |||
UPDATE - The Supreme Court will probably not announce its decision on Davis' appeal until Monday, October 6. 3 October 2008 | |||
Take Action for Troy Davis-Stop Execution.
The U.S. Supreme Court is
scheduled to decide whether it will accept death row prisoner Troy
Davis' petition to be heard by the court.
A decision is expected within the next
week, i.e., until October 6. The same court ordered a stay
of Davis' execution, two hours before the set date. |
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Execution stayed: The U.S. Supreme Court granted a last-minute reprieve to a Georgia man convicted fewer than two hours before he was to be executed for the 1989 slaying of an off-duty police officer. 23 September 2008 |
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Clemency DENIED: help stop the imminent execution of Troy Davis! On Friday, September 12, the Georgia Board of Pardon and Paroles voted to deny clemency for Troy Anthony Davis. Troy Davis is still scheduled to be executed by the state of Georgia on September 23, even though his serious claims of innocence have never been heard in court. 16 September 2008 | |||
TAKE URGENT ACTION NOW TO STOP EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS! As you may have heard, the state of Georgia has issued a death warrant for Troy Davis for the week of the 23rd. Any rational human being would realize that Troy is innocent. 7 of 9 witness recanted their testimony and there is no physical evidence. 10 September 2008 | |||
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