December 3, 2019: By Betsey Piette, Reprinted from Workers World. Political prisoner and world-renowned journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal and his supporters are closer than ever to winning his release, 38 years after he was imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. The Fraternal Order of Police, former district attorneys and other political higher-ups who participated …
Court ruling lets Mumia Abu-Jamal renew his appeals
Reprinted from IACenter.org, By Betsey PietteDecember 28, 2018 Demonstrations, calling on Krasner not to appeal Tucker’s decision, are scheduled outside of Krasner’s office at 3 South Penn Square, across from City Hall, on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, at 4 p.m. and again on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, at noon. A split ruling issued Dec. 27, …
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Philadelphia Cop, Reggie Graham, Lies to Incriminate Innocent Rapper, Meek Mill
The frame-up of Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill by Philly cops bears a telling resemblance to the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. Both stand as indictments of the entire injustice system. Meek Mill’s arresting officer Reggie Graham, who retired in 2016, is one of 29 police officers named in a “Do Not Call List” of corrupt cops …
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Take Part in the New Legal Fight for Mumia’s Freedom
The order followed a recent landmark Supreme Court decision, Williams v. Pennsylvania, which ruled that judges must remove themselves from any case that they had a hand in prosecuting. What You Can Do.
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Report on Mumia’s PCRA Hearing on Challenge to Appeals based on Bias of former prosecutor, then Supreme Court Judge Ronald Castille, April 24, 2017
Great event yesterday! We did all we could, both legally and on the streets, to make sure the Judge’s decision favors Mumia. As we wait for the Judge to announce his decision, we have to continue building the movement to free Mumia. The hep C and clean water struggles continue too.
ALL OUT FOR MUMIA ON APRIL 24TH IN PHILADELPHIA COURT!
Monday, April 24, pack the court to win Freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal
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Important Victory on Mumia’s Hepatitis C Case
Good News! On March 27 the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied the Department of Correction’s motion to “stay” Judge Mariani’s order that the DOC provide Mumia the Hep-C treatment pending appeal. The Third Circuit Ruling.
JAN 03 – The legal case for Mumia’s Hepatitis C medication
In January 2017, the legal fight over Mumia’s Hepatitis C medicine intensified
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10 Facts about the Mumia Abu-Jamal Case
January 21, 2014, By Johanna Fernandez. Mumia Abu-Jamal is innocent. Mumia has been wrongfully imprisoned for 41 years. He spent the first 28.5 years of his imprisonment on Pennsylvania’s death row. In 2011, his death sentence was confirmed unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court and he is now serving a sentence of “life in prison” …