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Nov 30, 2022 · Seven senators on Tuesday urgently appealed to President Joe Biden to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, the ailing 78-year-old Native American rights activist whom the U.S. government put in prison 46 years ago after a trial riddled with misconduct and racism. “Mr. Peltier’s continued imprisonment defies the promises of justice, and the ...
Feb 7, 2022 · Leonard Peltier was convicted for the murders of two FBI agents during a shootout June 26, 1975, on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He tested positive for COVID-19 on Jan. 28.
Apr 20, 2022 · It was, after all, the FBI that fought to put Peltier in prison in the first place after two of its agents were killed in a 1975 shootout on Pine Ridge Reservation.Its new statement affirms that it still wants the now-ailing 77-year-old to stay there, despite decades of outcry from international human rights leaders, including Pope Francis, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama ...
Mar 8, 2022 · FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Calls for imprisoned activist Leonard Peltier, 77, to be let out of prison because of his health and a Jan. 28 COVID-19 diagnosis have increased in recent weeks. Peltier is serving two life sentences for the 1975 murder of two FBI agents, for which he continues to maintain his innocence.
Sep 29, 2022 · But Peltier is not in prison for murder. The government could not justify a murder case, so it switched gears and today Leonard Peltier is Inmate #89637-132 serving at the United States Penitentiary, Coleman, in central Florida, on charges of “aiding and abetting” the murder of federal officers, plus a seven-year sentence for an escape attempt.
Jan 18, 2017 · Donate. The Office of the Pardon Attorney has announced President Obama has denied clemency to imprisoned Native American activist Leonard Peltier. Peltier is a former member of the American ...
Feb 10, 2014 · Contact: Natalie Butz, [email protected], (202) 675-8761, @AIUSAmedia (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – It is time for the USA authorities to release Leonard Peltier, an Anishinabe-Lakota Native American and leading member of the American Indian Movement (AIM), who has been imprisoned for 38 years despite serious concerns about the fairness of proceedings leading to his conviction.
