Archive for December, 2007

November 11, 1979: 28th Aniversary Asassination of Angel Rodríguez Cristobal

By miguel • Dec 1st, 2007 • Category: Civil Liberties and Repression, La Red, Vieques

November 11, 1979
“I was there as a socialist, an independentist and a Puerto Rican”
28th Aniversary Asassination of Angel Rodríguez Cristobal
November-December 2007, La Red
The National Boricua Human Rights Network, its affiliates and chapters across the US, commemorate the 28th anniversary of the vile assassination of Angel Rodríguez Cristóbal, while serving a 6 month sentence for trespassing [...]



Ex-political prisoner Yu Kikumura Free and in Japan

By miguel • Dec 1st, 2007 • Category: La Red, Political Prisoners, Solidarity

November-December 2007, La Red
After nearly 20 years in U.S. supermax prisons, Yu Kikumura, political prisoner, Japanese anti-imperialist and lifelong supporter of the liberation of Palestine, was released from Federal Bureau of Prisons custody on Wednesday, April 18th. He is a Japanese citizen and therefore will be transferred to Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in Denver, [...]



Fundraiser for the Political Prisoners at Sonotheque

By miguel • Dec 1st, 2007 • Category: La Red, Political Prisoners

November-December 2007, La Red
On August 17, 2007, the National Boricua Human Rights Network (NBHRN) held a fundraiser for the campaign to release the two remaining Puerto Rican political prisoners – Oscar Lopez Rivera & Carlos Alberto Torres – at Sonotheque Bar & Club. The event was well supported with all of the food and items [...]



Not Enough Space/Un Reto A La Locura Art Exhibition a Huge Success

By miguel • Dec 1st, 2007 • Category: La Red, Not Enough Space, Photos, Political Prisoners

In Puerto Rico, the art exhibit Not Enough Space/Un Reto A La Locura had a profound impact on the campaign for the freedom of our incarcerated patriots Oscar Lopez Rivera and Carlos Alberto Torres…The exhibit complemented the Committee for Human Rights’ effort to educate our people as to the existence of political prisoners…