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The Uhuru 3, comrades and supporters on the steps of the federal courthouse in Tampa, Florida where the historic trial of the Uhuru 3 is being held

Day Three: FBI lies, hearsay and speculation

On Thursday, September 5, the 3rd day of the Uhuru 3 free speech trial, supporters continued to pack the court. Nearly 100 people were seated in courtroom 17, the largest in Tampa’s Federal Courthouse. More supporters watched from the overflow room on the 3rd floor. Luminaries came from around the U.S. to attend the free speech trial of the century. Present in court on Day Three was...

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U.S. District Court Judge William Jung presides over the proceedings. Uhuru 3 members and attorneys (Front row: Attorney Leonard Goodman, Penny Hess, Attorney Angela Reaney. Second row: Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Attorney Ade Griffin, Attorney Mutaqee Akbar, Jesse Nevel.)

Day Two of Uhuru 3 trial hears FBI testimony

Tampa, FL—Wednesday, September 4, the second day of the federal criminal trial of the Uhuru 3 on bogus charges of being secret pawns in a Russian government conspiracy to “sow…

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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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