Not one day in prison! No fine in Uhuru 3 sentencing victory!

“No one’s going to prison; no one’s going to be fined,” stated U.S. District Court Judge William Jung on Monday, December 16, 2024 in the sentencing of the “Uhuru 3.” Applause, cheers and tears rose up in the courtroom and hallway that overflowed with supporters from across the political spectrum and around the U.S.

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Uhuru 3 attorneys file post-trial motion for a judgment of acquittal on the conspiracy charge or a new trial

On Thursday, October 10 Attorney Leonard Goodman filed a post-trial motion on behalf of the Uhuru 3. It is a motion for a judgment of acquittal on the conspiracy charge or a new trial. The motion lays out the following issues...

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It’s not over! Fight back against the Uhuru 3 “conspiracy” verdict! Defeat the U.S. government’s use of “thought crimes” as an attack on the right to free speech!

At the sentencing hearing set for November 25, 2024 in Tampa, Florida, the U.S. government intends to lock up Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel, known as the Uhuru 3, for up to five years in federal prison for the “thought crime” of conspiracy. This is an urgent call to fight back and demand: “Not one day in prison!! Free the Uhuru 3! Hands off Chairman Omali Yeshitela!” The use of the political charge of 18 USC 371, the federal crime of “conspiracy to commit an offense against the U.S. government,” is an attempt to establish a precedent...

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The Uhuru 3 verdict is in: We work for Black people, not Russia! The U.S. government lied and lost! The Uhuru Movement told the truth and won!

Official statement by Chairman Omali Yeshitela on behalf of the Uhuru 3, including Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel On September 12, 2024 a jury in the federal courthouse in Tampa,…

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Uhuru 3 Trial – Day Six: Defense presents evidence, both sides close

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…

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Uhuru 3 Trial—Day Five: FBI lead investigator exposed

Tampa, Florida—On Monday, September 9, 2024, the free speech trial of Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel began its second week. Proceedings were delayed because two jurors had not arrived. One of the missing jurors arrived late and then at 9:45am, Judge William Jung declared that he would give the other absent juror 30 more minutes and then would remove her from the jury. Attorney Mutaqee Akbar raised the fact that the missing juror was the only African on the jury. He asked the judge to replace her with the sole African juror in the pool of alternates who...

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Uhuru 3 Free Speech Trial of the Century; Week One reveals the government has nothing!

Tampa, FL—The first week of the free speech trial of Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel left observers shaking their heads and asking how the government has dedicated 30 FBI agents over the course of three years, conducted military raids on peaceful U.S. residents, offered a $10 million reward for information and still has no case.

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Day Three: FBI lies, hearsay and speculation (French translation)

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

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Tercer dĂ­a: Mentiras, rumores y especulaciones del FBI

En la tercera jornada del juicio por libertad de expresión contra los 3 de Uhuru (Uhuru 3), los partidarios de la libertad de expresión siguieron llenando el tribunal. Casi 100 personas se sentaron en el sala del juzgado 17, la más grande del Tribunal Federal de Tampa. Más simpatizantes observaban desde la sala adicional de la 3ª planta....

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