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Biden commutes sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier
President Biden commuted the life sentence of indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in a case long disputed by Native American advocates. Why it ...
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This Day in History: Forty-nine Years Ago, Leonard Peltier Arrested in Canada for Allegedly Killing Two FBI Agents
This Day in History – Feb. 6, 1976.  Forty-nine years ago today, February 6, 1976, Leonard Peltier was arrested in western ...
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Freedom for ‘Q Shaman’ and Justice for Leonard Peltier Are Mutually Exclusive
One of President Biden’s final acts as US president was to grant clemency to American Indian Movement (AIM) activist Leonard ...
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Biden, on His Way Out the Door, Grants Clemency to Leonard Peltier
Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson ... “It took nearly 50 years to acknowledge the injustice of Leonard Peltier’s conviction and continued incarceration, but with the President’s act of ...
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Peltier case: from court, to Congress & the Cold War
A nearly 50-year-long legal saga is coming to an end after President Biden commuted the life prison sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier earlier this week. A jury found Peltier guilty ...
Democracy Now21d
Leonard Peltier to Be Freed After Half-Century in Prison: “A Day of Victory for Indigenous People”
Leonard Peltier is 80 years old, has spent the majority of his life in prison. For decades, he has maintained his innocence over the 1975 killing of two FBI agents in a shootout on the Pine Ridge ...
Commutation of Leonard Peltier's prison sentence sparks memories of stay in Springfield
Former reporter Mike Schilling recalls his Springfield prison interview with activist Leonard Peltier, whose sentence was ...
Rolling Stone21d
Rage Against the Machine Celebrate Leonard Peltier’s Freedom
Rage Against the Machine celebrated release from prison of Indigenous rights activist Leonard Peltier, who was granted clemency by Joseph Biden in the final minutes of his presidency. Peltier ...
‘Coexistence, My Ass!,’ ‘Free Leonard Peltier,’ ‘GEN_’ Among Competition Lineup at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
Thessaloniki Intl. Documentary Festival has unveiled the International Competition lineup for its 27th edition, which runs ...
USA Today21d
Biden commutes life sentence for Native American activist Leonard Peltier
President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist who has been imprisoned for nearly 50 years. Peltier, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band ...
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Will Biden Grant Leonard Peltier Clemency? Indigenous Leaders Plead, “Don’t Let Him Die in Prison”
But Indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier remains behind bars. Over 120 tribal leaders are calling on Biden to grant clemency to Peltier as one of his final acts in office, warning this ...
The Hollywood Reporter14d
‘Free Leonard Peltier’ Review: Doc About Imprisoned Indigenous Activist Is Timelier Than Ever, but Leaves Too Much Unexamined
By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic Late in Jesse Short Bull and David France’s new documentary Free Leonard Peltier, Native activist Nick Tilsen sings the praises of Leonard Peltier‘s ...