Lolita Lebron convokes 100 Women for Puerto Rican Independence
In Puerto Rico, we women are fighting for our rights as workers, we are fighting for a healthy environment, for poor and marginalized communities, for the freedom of the political prisoners…
You want to just take Oscar with you
By Samuel Vega Crime Against Humanity actor Samuel Vega was recently able to visit Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Oscar López Rivera. The play is based on a series of extensive interviews with the Puerto Rican political prisoners excarcerated by President Clinton in 1999. What follows is a short reflection. I get to the prison. As [...]
Puerto Rican patriot Carlos Alberto Torres transferred to FCI Pekin
Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Carlos Alberto Torres was transferred to the Federal Correctional Institution at Pekin, Illinois, approximately 2 hours away from Chicago. Carlos has communicated with the Network and indicated that he is in the process of settling in and has received much help from old and new friends. Please note his new address: [...]
Puerto Rican political prisoner Avelino González Claudio is awaiting bail hearing
Avelino González Claudio is presently incarcerated at the Northern Correctional Institution in Somers, Connecticut, and awaiting trial.
Order of Jesus Mediador celebrates Padre Alvaro de Boer’s 90th Birthday
On February 3, 2008, the religious progressive community of Jesus Mediador came together to celebrate the 90th birthday of their priest, Padre Alvaro De Boer.
“Not Enough Space” Premieres in Santa Barbara with Adolfo Matos
On February 1, “Not Enough Space†– the art exhibit featuring the artwork of Puerto Rican political prisoners Carlos Alberto Torres and Oscar López Rivera – opened at La Casa de La Raza in Santa Barbara, California. Over 200 people attended the opening of the art exhibit, including many professors and students.
FBI Detains Puerto Rican Independence Activist
On February 7, at 9:30 AM, FBI operatives detained Avelino González Claudio, a 65-year-old Puerto Rican independence activist. Avelino González had been sought by that agency since 1983, in connection with their investigation of the Macheteros. The Macheteros are a clandestine pro independence organization, which has been operating in Puerto Rico since July of 1978. [...]
Jan Susler and Sarah Piesh Honored with Blanca Canales Medal
Jan Susler, attorney for the Puerto Rican political prisoners and Sarah Piesh were honored on February 23 during the commemoration of the Birth of Blanca Canales at Casa Museo Canales, in Jayuya, Puerto Rico. Sarah Piesh, who passed away earlier this year of ovarian cancer, was honored posthumously for her activism in defense of Vieques [...]
Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Oscar López Rivera transferred to medium security prison
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 [...]
My Three Kings Day Gift
February 2008, La Red By Karina Valentín Last month, I visited (along with Laura Ruth Johnson who is a frequent visiting companion) my Abuelo Oscar, at USP Terre Haute. As we drove towards Terre Haute, Indiana at 5:30 am, Laura and I talked about our past visits to Abuelo Oscar. I did not see Abuelo [...]
La Capilla del Barrio Celebrates Oscar Lopez’ 65th Birthday
February 2008, La Red On Sunday, January 6, 2008, La Capilla del Barrio celebrated its annual Three Kings Day service in a special way. This year’s Three Kings Day service was dedicated to Oscar López Rivera, who was born on January 6. The congregation celebrated this occasion by singing Las Mañanitas, letting Oscar know that [...]
Chicago Chapter Sponsors Solidarity Picket at Federal Plaza
February 2008, La Red Over a hundred people, convoked by the National Boricua Human Rights Network, turned out in the cold and pouring rain in Chicago on Thursday, January 10, at the Federal Plaza to condemn the recent subpoenas of three young Puerto Rican activists by a Federal Grand Jury. The subpoenas, returnable on January [...]
US Government Forced to Postpone NY Grand Jury Hearing Indefinitely
February 2008, La Red As almost one dozen cities in the US and Puerto Rico prepared for another round of protest actions for the February 1st grand jury hearing date at the Brooklyn Federal Court House, the lawyers for the subpoenaed activists were informed that the case was postponed indefinitely. The subpoenas have not been [...]
NBHRN Condemns Torture on Int’l Human Rights Day
January 2008, La Red On a cold Saturday, December 8, the Peace Pledge sponsored its 5th annual commemoration of International Human Rights Day. Peace Pledge, along with American Friends Service Committee, Amnesty International, Christian Peacemaker Teams, 8th Day Center for Justice, National Boricua Human Rights Network and the National Lawyers Guild held signs, banners and [...]
15th Annual Pancake Waffle Breakfast sponsored by Friends of the PRCC
January 2008, La Red Batey Urbano was the site of this year’s 15th Annual Pancake Waffle Breakfast fundraiser sponsored by the Friends of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center. Over 250 people ate a delicious vegetarian breakfast and listened to videos of the Puerto Rican political prisoners, Carlos Alberto Torres and Oscar López Rivera. The audience [...]
Crime Against Humanity Preview a Success
January 2008, La Red Monday, December 10, International Human Rights Day, over 70 people delighted in previewing a four-scene preview of Crime Against Humanity a play about Puerto Rican political prisoners in general and featuring monologues taken from letters Carlos Alberto Torres and Oscar López Rivera wrote to the playwright, who have served 27 and [...]
Holiday Greetings From Carlos Alberto Torres
January 2008, La Red Season’s greetings to you and to all the compañeros(as) in the National Boricua Human Rights Network. May the New Year bring us success in our endeavors, happiness and many victories. Know that I hold you all close to the heart and feel a lot of pride for all your dedication and [...]
NBHRN supports ex-political prisoner José Pérez González
January 2008, La Red Michelle Morales of the NBHRN delivered a check to Dr. Ché Paralitici of the Puerto Rican Human Rights Committee as a donation to the Vieques ex-political prisoner José Pérez González. The donation of a thousand dollars was presented during the conference celebrating the 112th anniversary of the adoption of the Puerto [...]
New York the site of National Meeting: NBHRN and PR Human Rights Committee Discuss Campaign
January 2008, La Red On December 15, several chapters of the National Boricua Human Rights Network and the Committee on Human Rights from Puerto Rico met to discuss the campaign to release the two remaining political prisoners. The meeting was heavy with discussion to develop strategies and initiatives to really kick off the campaign in [...]
NBHRN Sponsors Picket in Support of Subpoenaed NY Compañeros
Stop The Repression! All Out to the Federal Building Jan 10@5pm! January 2008, La Red On Thursday, January 10, 2008, the National Boricua Human Rights Network will sponsor a picket at the Federal Plaza downtown at 5pm, Dearborn and Jackson, to denounce the recent FBI repression that has occurred in New York City. Five individuals, [...]
November 11, 1979: 28th Anniversary Assassination of Angel Rodríguez Cristóbal
November 11, 1979 “I was there as a socialist, an independentist and a Puerto Rican” 28th Anniversary Assassination of Angel Rodríguez Cristóbal 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 [...]
Ex-political prisoner Yu Kikumura Free and in Japan
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 [...]
Fundraiser for the Political Prisoners at Sonotheque
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 and Carlos Alberto Torres, at Sonotheque Bar and Club. The event was well supported with all of the food and items for [...]
Not Enough Space/Un Reto A La Locura Art Exhibition a Huge Success
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…