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Feb 6, 2023 · Leonard Peltier has been imprisoned in the United States for over 46 years, some of which were spent in solitary confinement, serving two life sentences for murder despite concerns over the fairness of his trial. He has always maintained his innocence. Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International, issued the following statement:
6 days ago · Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944, Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.) is an American Indian (mostly Ojibwa) activist who, after becoming one of the best-known indigenous rights activists in North America, was convicted in 1977 of having murdered two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents. His case became a cause célèbre after the ...
Jan 18, 2023 · FBI’s opposition to releasing Leonard Peltier driven by vendetta, says ex-agent | Native Americans | The Guardian. Leonard Peltier, was convicted of murdering two FBI agents and has been held...
Feb 26, 2022 · WASHINGTON — Since 1977, Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist, has been serving two life sentences in federal prison for his role in the killings of two F.B.I. agents during a shootout in...
Apr 18, 2023 · Amnesty International has launched a new campaign calling on Joe Biden to grant clemency for Leonard Peltier, the Indigenous rights activist whose health is deteriorating after almost five...
Feb 10, 2014 · Leonard Peltier was arrested 38 years ago in connection with the murders of two FBI agents, Jack Coler and Ronald Williams, during a confrontation involving AIM members on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota in June 1975.
(born 1944). In the late 1960s and early ’70s Leonard Peltier became nationally known as a Native rights activist. In 1977 he was convicted of the murders of two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents during a confrontation on a Native reservation. His case is controversial because of problems with the evidence and other aspects of his trial.
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