Tuesday, February 26, 2008 Primera Hora Associated Press (Read original article) Puerto Rican Avelino González Claudio was extradited today to Hartford, Connecticut, according to the Tuesday report of Hilton Fernández Diamante, spokesperson for the Committee of Friends and Family. The accused, who was a fugitive for 22 years, was arrested three weeks ago for supposedly [...]
On Monday March 3rd, 2008, a special year-long celebration will be launched entitled “Jornada 100 X 35.” The title not only symbolizes the dimensions of the island of Puerto Rico—100 miles by 35 miles—but also pays homage to the life and legacy of Puerto Rican patriot and National Poet Juan Antonio Corretjer on his centennial [...]
Toronto man accused in ’69 cop shooting pleads guilty Fugitive will donate $250,000 to police aid fund, serve 30 days By Kristen Kridel | Tribune reporter 1:43 PM CST, February 22, 2008 A man who shot a Chicago police officer in 1969 and fled to Canada where he lived for more than 30 years will [...]
Chicago Indymedia “This act of civil disobedience by an undocumented mother today is a proclamation of the ‘State of the Latino Nation.’” Following in the footsteps of her friend Elvira Arellano, Flor Crisotomo announced today that she will refuse to report for deportation as ordered by Homeland Security and will take sanctuary in Adalberto United [...]
Bail denied to presumed Machetero Avelino González Claudio: Judge orders immediate transfer to Connecticut By Daniel Rivera Vargas February 21, 2008 (Click here to read the original article) Federal magistrate Marcos López denied bail to presumed Machetero Avelino González Claudio and ordered his immediate transfer to Connecticut, the place where he will be tried for [...]
Written by Perla Franco / Claridad February 14 to 20, 2008 (Click here to read the original article) With an image totally different from the one the FBI had created on the computer as part of its propaganda “Wanted by the FBI,” independentist Avelino González Claudio was brought in chains last Monday, February 11, before [...]
Héctor L. Pesquera Sevillano Physician February 16, 2008 El Nuevo Día (Click here for the original article) The mobilization of more than two hundred FBI agents in September of 2005 for the assassination of Filiberto Ojeda Ríos; the searches of homes and offices of independentists by commandos of this agency in February of 2006; the [...]
Victory for NBHRN and Puerto Rican people: Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Oscar López Rivera transferred to medium security prison After 27 years in maximum and super-maximum security prisons, today, Wednesday, February 13, 2008, Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar López Rivera was moved to a medium security prison. This is a result of his excellent record [...]
By Marta Rodríguez (Spanish follows) On February 11 of 2008 at 3:00PM, hundreds of Puerto Rican independence activists congregated in front of the occupation “Federal” court in Hato Rey Puerto Rico. They gathered to express support for Avelino González Claudio, a Puerto Rican independence fighter detained by the FBI on February 7 of 2008. Avelino’s [...]
Chicago Cast New York Cast Chicago Cast Samuel Vega as Prisoner #10035. Samuel is currently a student at Northeastern Illinois University and collective member of the Batey Urbano. He has performed at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre in CPS Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet, both productions directed by Kirsten Kelly. Recently, he appeared in the [...]
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