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You may wish to review the below articles regarding Leonard Peltier and a sampling of ILPDC press releases.
Recent Press Releases
- Former FBI agent asks Obama to free Native American activist Leonard Peltier. 09 January 2017
- Former FBI Agent Calls for Clemency for Leonard Peltier. 09 January 2017
- Top Prosecutor: Clemency for Leonard Peltier “in best interest of justice”. 03 January 2017
- Top Prosecutor in Peltier Case Now Calls for His Release: Former US Attorney Writes Obama Urging Clemency for Native American Activist. 03 January 2017
- Leonard Peltier nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for seventh time. 12 Apr 2016
In the News
- Leonard Peltier Denied Clemency by Obama. Democracy Now. 18 January 2017
- Hours Away From Too Late: Demand Freedom for Leonard Peltier. Truth-Out.org. 18 January 2017
- Ex-FBI Agent Pleads for the Release of Leonard Peltier for Humanitarian Reasons. Alternet.org. 18 January 2017
- Activists Call on Obama to Pardon Leonard Peltier, Warning He’ll Die in Prison Otherwise. Democracy Now. 18 January 2017
- Indian activist Peltier’s supporters hope for clemency. Associated Press. 18 January 2017
- Obama has 2 days to free Native American activist Leonard Peltier. Here’s why his case matters. Mic Daily. 18 January 2017
- With Only Days Left in Office, Will Obama Release Leonard Peltier? Indian Country Today. 11 January 2017
- President Obama’s Unfinished Business in Indian Country—Free Leonard Peltier, Native News Online. 08 January 2017
- Former U.S. attorney supports clemency for Leonard Peltier. Free Speech Radio News. 06 January 2017
- Advocates press Obama to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier. KOTA.TV. 05 January 2017
- One Last Chance for Activist Leonard Peltier. Hawaii Public Radio. 05 January 2017
- USA: Angola 3’s Albert Woodfox calls on Obama to release jailed Native American Leonard Peltier. Amnesty International-UK. 05 January 2017
- Top prosecutor in Leonard Peltier case urges clemency in ‘extraordinary’ move. The Guardian. 04 January 2017
- Ex-U.S. Attorney James Reynolds backs Native American Leonard Peltier’s bid for clemency, says 40 years behind bars is enough. New York Daily News. 03 January 2017
- Leonard Peltier: A Warrior Behind Bars. High Times. 04 October 2016
- Amnesty International USA Releases Video Urging President Obama to Free Leonard Peltier. Native News Online. 12 September 2016
- ‘Free Leonard Peltier’ call to Obama echoed at Belfast’s famous International Wall. anphoblacht. 12 September 2016
- Duluth rally calls for prisoner’s release. KBJR. 12 September 2016
- Amnesty International Doesn’t Want Obama to Leave Leonard Peltier in Prison. Native News Online. 02 September 2016
- Leonard Peltier Is My Father and He Deserves Clemency. Time. 31 August 2016
- FBI leader thanked Janklow in Peltier matter. Argus Leader. 27 July 2016
- Legal team for activist Peltier urges Obama to grant release. The Columbus Republic. 25 July 2016 (Also via Associated Press newswire in Aberdeen News, NewsCenter1, Bismarck Tribune, Washington Times, Rapid City Journal, and others.
- The day Janklow ended Leonard Peltier’s bid for freedom. Argus Leader. 23 July 2016.
- How Leonard Peltier has unjustly spent forty years in prison — and why it’s time to change that. High Country News. 20 July 2016
- Leonard Peltier, “I Will Ask – Will You?,” Clemency Video Released. Native News Online. 18 July 2016
- Is It Time to Free Native American Activist Leonard Peltier? Newsweek. 19 May 2016
- He Killed Two FBI Agents. Or He Was Framed. After 40 Years, Will Obama Free Leonard Peltier? Mother Jones. 18 May 2016
- Is the Doctor In? Why Leonard Peltier and Other Aging Prisoners Lack Adequate Medical Care. Truthout. 07 May 2016
- Free Leonard: The Story Behind the Bay Area’s Famous Sign. SF Weekly. 19 Aug 2015
- Healey, Jack. Beauty and Injustice in Lakota Land. Huffington Post. 27 Jul 2015
- Free Peltier! Says Ex-Federal Prosecutor. Indian Country Today. 26 Jul 2015
- Leonard Peltier ~ The World’s Longest Serving Political Prisoner. Thunderbird Rising: The Voice of Fairness and Common Sense. 26 Jul 2015
- “U.S. POLITICAL PRISONERS — #1: LEONARD PELTIER” . House On Fire: Thoughts on Saving the World. 25 Jul 2015
- Beyond Innocence: US Political Prisoners and the Fight Against Mass Incarceration. Truthout. 24 Jul 2015
- The Native American Man Obama Should Absolutely Pardon from Prison. Blue Nation Review. 16 Jul 2015
- Obama Commutes Sentences of 46 Federal Prisoners, But What About Leonard Peltier? Indian Country Today. 13 Jul 2015
- Giustizia per Leonard Peltier, CubaninformAzione. 27 Jun 2015
- 40th Anniversary of Pine Ridge Shootout, Reason.com. 26 Jun 2015
- BLOOD IN THE HILLS – Leonard Peltier and the Pine Ridge Reservation Shootout 40 Years Later, 26 Jun 2015
- 40th Anniversary of the Incident at Oglala, Informaciónal Desnudo. 26 Jun 2015
- Justicia para Leonard Peltier: 40 aniversario del incidente en Oglala, CubaDebate. 26 Jun 2015
- Justicia para Leonard Peltier: 40 aniversario del incidente en Oglala, Radio Habana Cuba. 26 Jun 2015
- 40th Anniversary of the Incident at Oglala, Moorbey’z Blog. 26 Jun 2015
- At Age 70, Leonard Peltier Is Still Imprisoned and Seriously Ill: To What End? 23 Jun 2015
- Libertà per Leonard Peltier, AgoraVox. 22 Jun 2015
- Leonard Peltier’s Art Will Be on Sale at 2015 Indigenous Fine Art Market 10 Jun 2015
- Gaspo: Peltier pit stop in Durham 09 Jun 2015
- Human Rights Organization Opens in Albuquerque: Focus on American Indians Rights 30 Apr 2015
- Longtime prisoner Leonard Peltier gets new ally, his son, in fight for freedom 30 Apr 2015
- Healey, Jack. It’s Time: Call for Clemency for Leonard Peltier. Huffington Post. 09 Mar 2015
- Healey, Jack. I WILL: Call for Leonard Peltier Clemency. Huffington Post. 05 Jan 2015
- Robert Redford renews fight to release jailed AIM activist Leonard Peltier. CBC News. 04 Apr 2014
- Healey, Jack. Without Reservations: Supporting Human Rights for Native Americans. Huffington Post. 17 Sep 2014
- Hopkins, Ruth. Mr. President: Honor Nelson Mandela’s Wishes and Free Leonard Peltier. Indian Country Today. 08 Dec 2013
- Peltier Tribunal begins today, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, on Oneida land in Wisconsin
- Wasserman, Harvey. Obama, Mandela and Leonard Peltier. Counterpunch. 03 Jul 2013
- Exclusive: Leonard Peltier Speaks Out from Prison on Denial of Medical Care, Bid for Clemency. Democracy Now. 19 Dec 2012
- Al Jazeera Covers Leonard Peltier Dec 2012
- Bring Leonard Home Concert Article – High Times Dec 2012
- Benefit Concert in NYC For Leonard Peltier Dec 2012
- Jackson Browne Plays At Concert For Leonard Dec 2012
- Worthington, Peter. Leonard Peltier’s Sole Crime Was His Heritage. Huffington Post Canada. 12 Jul 2012 (See also Time to set Leonard Peltier free. Toronto Sun. 14 Jul 2012)
- Leonard Peltier recipient of first Mario Benedetti Foundation human rights prize. 05 Sep 2011
- Torture in the U.S. Prison System: The Endless Punishment of Leonard Peltier. Truthout. 13 Aug 2011
- Legal Team Met with Leonard Peltier on Saturday Morning: Peltier Candlelight Vigil and Rally Deemed ‘a Modest Success’ Native News Network. 08 Aug 2011
- Leonard Peltier: Indian Martyr. High Times. 08 Aug 2011
- 75 protest inmate exile. The Sunday Item. 07 Aug 2011
- Native American Activist Leonard Peltier “in the Hellhole” of Solitary Confinement. Solitary Watch. 19 July 2011
- Leonard Peltier in “the Hole” at Lewisburg Prison. Native News Network. 07 July 2011
- Leonard Peltier Denied Eighth Amendment Rights. Truthout. 08 Dec 2010
- Leonard Peltier on Unity and Social Justice. Remarks to the U.S. Social Forum, Detroit, MI, 22 June 2010.
- Indigenous People and the Environment. Remarks to the People’s Conference on Climate Change, Bolivia. Counterpunch. 21 Apr 2010