Uhuru 3 free speech trial begins; jury selection, opening arguments (French translation)

French translation of the update article from day one of the Uhuru 3 Trial in Tampa, Florida. Translation by Luwezi Kinshasa, Secretary General of the African Socialist International (ASI) Read…

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Hands Off Uhuru! Campaign Chair Mwezi Odom speaks at the press conference on day one of the trial of the Uhuru 3, outside the Federal Courthouse in Tampa, Florida

Uhuru 3 free speech trial begins; jury selection, opening arguments

On Tuesday, September 3, day one of the free speech “trial of the century” began with a press conference across the street from the Federal Courthouse in Tampa. Free speech defenders and social justice activists from across the U.S. expressed their support for the Uhuru 3—Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel, falsely accused of being secret pawns in a Russian government conspiracy to “sow discord” and “interfere in elections.”

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Statement of Attorney Jenipher R. Jones regarding the Uhuru 3 trial

On behalf of the Leonard Peltier Legal Team, the Leonard Peltier Ad Hoc Committee, and theNational Lawyers Guild Mass Incarceration Committee, we stand in unwavering solidarity with theUhuru 3 and…

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National Lawyers Guild-Chicago Chapter files motion to submit Amicus brief in Uhuru 3 free speech case

On August 16, 2024 the National Lawyers Guild-Chicago Chapter, filed a motion for leave to file an amicus curiae brief in support of the Uhuru 3. Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Penny Hess…

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From Cuba to Palestine to the Hands Off Uhuru Movement – The Voice of People Continues to Amplify!

"To resist radical evil is to endure a life that by the standards of the wider society is a failure. It is to defy injustice at the cost of your…

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BREAKING NEWS Dr. Jill Stein arrested in St. Louis for expressing unity with struggle against colonialism 

Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein was arrested earlier tonight, April 27, in St. Louis, Missouri for expressing her unity with the struggle against colonialism by Palestinian and African people. At approximately…

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