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Learn more about Leonard Peltier in a NEW book by Sheron Wyant-Leonard
I WILL: How Four American Indians Put Their Lives on the Line and Changed History By Sheron Wyant-Leonard "I WILL" is a unique portrayal of four members of the American Indian Movement--with fascinating full-color images created by Leonard Peltier!In I Will, Sheron...
Clemency denied!
U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Pardon Attorney Washington, D.C. 20530 January 18, 2017 Mr. Martin Garbus Attorney 3 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016-5902 Re: Mr. Leonard Peltier Case No. C179410 Dear Mr. Martin Garbus: ...
Obama has 2 days to free Native American activist Leonard Peltier. Here’s why his case matters
President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 209 federal inmates on Tuesday, including that of Chelsea Manning, the United States Army analyst who leaked documents in 2010 exposing American military and diplomatic activities around the world. Now, with...
Indian activist Peltier’s supporters hope for clemency
From the Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Supporters of American Indian activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison in the killing of two FBI agents in South Dakota in 1975, hope President Barack Obama will grant him clemency and shorten his...
Activists Call on Obama to Pardon Leonard Peltier, Warning He’ll Die in Prison Otherwise
While President Obama shortened the sentences of Oscar López Rivera and Chelsea Manning and 207 other prisoners, Obama took no action on 71-year-old imprisoned Native American activist Leonard Peltier. Peltier is a former member of the American Indian Movement who was...
Ex-FBI Agent Pleads for the Release of Leonard Peltier for Humanitarian Reasons
By John C. “Jack Ryan” was an FBI special agent from 1966 through 1987 I was an agent with the FBI when two of my fellow agents were murdered at the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1975; today I’m calling on President Obama to free the man convicted of killing them. I...
Hours Away From Too Late: Demand Freedom for Leonard Peltier
Tuesday was a day of great joy and celebration for those who have rallied for the freedom of political prisoners Oscar López Rivera and Chelsea Manning. With longstanding campaigns demanding the freedom of López Rivera, who fought for Puerto Rican independence, and...
Urgent Action: Demand Clemency For Leonard Peltier (USA: UA 33/16)
Native American activist Leonard Peltier has been imprisoned in the USA for over 40 years despite concerns over the fairness of his trial. President Obama must grant him clemency before he leaves office. Leonard Peltier was a member of the American Indian Movement...
Open Letter to Water Protectors: Support Leonard Peltier
Dear Water Protectors, Relatives and Friends: Let me introduce myself. My name is Jean Roach, of the Mnicoujou Lakota from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. I am a board member of the International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee (ILPDC). I am also a...
Former FBI agent asks Obama to free Leonard Peltier
[gview file="http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/download/Ryan.pdf" height="800px" save="1"] Also read the press release issued by Amnesty International-USA here.
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