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THE JURY IS OUT!

Closing arguments concluded on Tuesday, September 10. The jury began deliberations on Wednesday at 9am ET. As soon as we have updates, they will be posted here. Stay tuned!
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Uhuru 3 Trial – Day Six: Defense presents evidence, both sides close

September 11, 2024

Tampa, FL—On Tuesday, September 6, 2024, the jury and observers saw evidence supporting the innocence of the Uhuru 3 and heard closing arguments in the free speech trial of Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel. Uhuru 3 attorney Ade Griffin presented documents and videos demonstrating the consistency of the views and work of the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP) spanning over 50 years. She displayed articles opposing U.S. wars and military intervention in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Grenada, Syria and Ukraine that were printed in issues of The Burning Spear newspaper going back decades. She played video recordings of interviews,

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Who are the Uhuru 3?

Uhuru Means Freedom in Swahili! 

The Uhuru 3 are Omali Yeshitela, Chairman of the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP); Penny Hess, Chair of the African People’s Solidarity Committee (APSC); and Jesse Nevel, Chair of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement (USM). 

In April 2023, the Uhuru 3 were indicted by the U.S. government on bogus charges of being “agents of a foreign government” because of the Uhuru Movement’s over 50 years of work to advocate for the liberation and unification of Africa and forcibly dispersed African people everywhere.

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TIME TO FREE THEM ALL
Paulette D.
Paulette D.International Leonard Peltier Official Ad Hoc Committee
The new McCarthyism must end! Protest and dissent are supposed to be Constitutionally protected!
Gail G.Hands Off Uhuru! Hands Off Africa! Petition Signer
We've always been here, will always be here, and will not back down! UHURU!
Noelle M.Hands Off Uhuru! Hands Off Africa! Petition Signer
Social justice is on the line!
Stuart R.WorldBeyondWar
The attack on free speech, social justice and black liberation which is tied to all our liberation continues. Stop the imperial monster that is the USA. Hands off Uhuru!
Anthony G.Hands Off Uhuru! Hands Off Africa! Petition Signer
STOP THE REPRESSION OF THE UHURU 3! FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS!
Josh F.Hands Off Uhuru! Hands Off Africa! Petition Signer
The good people of this organization are the first in this new red scare to feel the full force of the US government. The US government, which is currently made up of cold war veterans, want to maintain global hegemony. Thus, they see domestic left wing organizations as a threat to their profitable global protection racket. If people like me don't stand in solidarity now, we stand no chance.
Cameron P.Hands Off Uhuru! Hands Off Africa! Petition Signer
The persecution of UHURU by the US government is DISGRACEFUL
Sheila L.Hands Off Uhuru! Hands Off Africa! Petition Signer
If US organizations cannot stand in solidarity with oppressed peoples There is no democracy or Free Speech
Dr. Renee L.Hands Off Uhuru! Hands Off Africa! Petition Signer
The vicious U.S.-imperial machinery is weaponized against all who stand up to it
Anthony S.Kennedy24 supporter
This attack on one political &/or cultural group is an attack on all! It is an attack on our constitutional rights, liberty & freedom.
Pavanna S.Hands Off Uhuru! Hands Off Africa! Petition Signer
The National Jericho Movement stands in solidarity with the African People’s Socialist Party and the Uhuru Movement
Jorge C.National Jericho Movement
OUTRAGEOUS ATTACK ON BLACK MOVEMENT AND THE RIGHT TO SPEAK
SUZANNE R. INTL. FAM. & FRIENDS OF MUMIA ABU JAMAL
It's ridiculous to use your pretext to harass anti imperialist organizations
Ann S.National Lawyers Guild
Hoch die internationale Solidarität! (High international solidarity)
Klaus H.„RotFuchs“-Förderverein e.V.
Contre les bellicistes !
Guy R. Parti Communiste du Québec
Please grant freedom to Omali Yeshitela
Hamba W.Cartesians Academy
1st amendment rights are not contingent on skin color or political opinions.
Lisa S.Maine Natural Guard
Sabotaging the movement for Black liberation is unacceptable.
Kyle L. Project Animal Freedom
African people have a right to resist and organize!
Mads A.Uhuru Solidarity Movement
Hands Off Uhuru! Hands Off Africa!
Christopher H.Party of Communists USA
Stop attacking our US Constitutionally guaranteed rights & persecuting chllenging voices
Fred E.Hands Off Uhuru! Hands Off Africa! Petition Signer
Hands off Uhuru! Hands off Africa! Union del Barrio Presente & In Solidarity with our African comrades in the struggle towards liberation in our lifetime! Uhuru!
Desiree G.
Desiree G. Union del Barrio
STOP FBI HARASSMENT OF POLITICAL ACTIVISTS
Mark F. LA Hands off cuba committee
We must stand together to stop the vicious terrorism of people of colour across the world and it can start with 'Hands off Uhuru Movement " they are fighting for all of us if you do not support them then you enable all the colonisers to keep terrorising us!!!!
KAT T.Hands Off Uhuru! Hands Off Africa! Petition Signer
Liberation for Black folks now!
Chad A.AnakbayanSD/AsianSolidarityCollective
Stop the attacks! Hands off Uhuru!
Eric T.Malaya San Diego
“ LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
Nancy S.PacificaFightBack
Every genuine force anywhere in the world must support the work and vision of Chairman Omali Yeshitela and the African People's Socialist Party, for a free and united Africa. Hands off Uhuru! Hands Off Africa
Luwezi K. African Socialist International
We must stand together ALWAYS, Uhuru!
Robert W. San Diego Black Panther Party
African people have the absolute right to organize for self-determination and freedom from colonial oppression and exploitation. Period. I stand behind these demands!
Stephanie M.Hands Off Uhuru! Hands Off Africa! Petition Signer
The US and Europe made it legal to enslave a colonize people. They also make it illegal to advocate and fight for liberation. The struggle for African Liberation and unity are just and righteous. Uhuru
P.B.Hands Off Uhuru! Hands Off Africa! Petition Signer
Hands off the African People's Socialist Party and Uhuru Movement! Abolish the FBI! Abolish the Police aka Slave Patrol.
Arnold M.December 12th Movement/Operation Power
Hands off Uhuru! Free all Political Prisoner! Free!
Gloria V.San Diego Coalition to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal and all Political Prisoners
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Beginning Monday, September 3
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Monday, September 3
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Trial begins daily at 9am

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801 North Florida Ave.
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Thank you to all the supporters who have contributed to the Hands Off Uhuru! Legal Defense Fund. You contributed $277,500 in Phase I, to fund campaign outreach, pre-trial legal costs and related expenses. Now in Phase II, focused on expenses of the trial itself, the campaign has raised $65,000. Your support plays an important role in the ability for the Hands Off Uhuru campaign to wage this fightback!

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On Saturday, October 14, the Hands Off Uhuru Fightback Coalition hosted a teach-in, “Free Free Palestine!” featuring presentations by (in order of appearance): ====================================== The

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National Conference of Black Lawyers Statement

The National Conference of Black Lawyers (NCBL) stands in solidarity with the Uhuru 3 in their defense against the fabricated charges brought by the United States government. … Read the full statement

Attorney Jenipher R. Jones Statement

On behalf of the Leonard Peltier Legal Team, the Leonard Peltier Ad Hoc Committee, and the National Lawyers Guild Mass Incarceration Committee, we stand in unwavering solidarity with the Uhuru 3 and urge their acquittal from the politically motivated charges brought by the United States Government…. Read the full statement

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Background

On Friday, July 29, 2022, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) initiated a political assault against the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP), the broader Uhuru Movement and its leader, Chairman Omali Yeshitela, in the form of pre-dawn raids.

This attack employed the use of dozens of tactical gear-sporting FBI agents, battering rams, flashbang grenades, assault rifles, drones and more.

The attacks occurred in two cities where our Party has prominent bases: St. Petersburg, Florida and St. Louis, Missouri, the latter our recently established Party headquarters.

They were simultaneous, beginning at 5:00 AM in the Midwest and 6:00 AM on the east coast. The attacks happened at a time when the FBI assumed our leaders would have been in a vulnerable state. It was also an attempt to make it impossible for our leaders to connect with one another, to prepare for whatever was to come next.

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