Long time Black Liberation Political Prisoner Bashir Hameed died August 30, 2008 at the age 67, from complications of a triple bypass surgery at the New York prison system. Formerly James York, Hameed was born and raised in New Jersey.
A 72 hour fast to demand the release of three Puerto Rican political prisoners will be
the next step of the Human Rights Committee of Puerto Rico, in the campaign for the
freedom of prisoners Oscar López Rivera, Carlos Alberto Torres and Avelino González
Claudio.
“They are prisoners for their struggle for the (political) freedom of [...]
Recently, an important study was published about contamination in Vieques crops from military toxics deposited on the island municipality during more than half century of bombing and other war practices. Evaluation of Heavy Metals in Agricultural Produce from an Organic Farm in the Barrio Luján, sector Destino of Vieques (Puerto Rico), by scientists Elba Díaz [...]
