Archive for February, 2010

Crucial moment for Puerto Rican political prisoner: U.S. Commission will decide Carlos A. Torres’ case

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There is no deadline for the decision,” informed his attorney Jan Susler. But it’s a fact that soon, Torres, 57 years old, will learn the ruling on his second bid for parole in 15 years. The first was denied.


Alicia Rodríguez: Ten years of constant challenge

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For Alicia Rodríguez, one of the ex Puerto Rican political prisoners released in 1999, the past 10 years have been “a constant challenge.” Instead of returning to Chicago, she preferred to move to Puerto Rico, where she’d never lived before.