Archives for the ‘Lead Story’ Category

Lolita Lebrón passes away: El Nuevo Día

By miguel • Aug 1st, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, Political Prisoners

San Juan- The Nationalist heroine, Lolita Lebrón, who was jailed a quarter century in the United States for leading a commando attack on the Congress, died at 11:05 am today.



Support Carlos Alberto Torres’ Re-entry!

By miguel • Jun 28th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, Political Prisoners

Carlos faces almost immediate basic expenses, such as dental care, the need for a used truck to transport ceramics and ceramic supplies and of course, housing…



Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Wins Release on Parole

By miguel • May 21st, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, Political Prisoners

The National Boricua Human Rights Network and the Human Rights Committee of Puerto Rico have the great and historic pleasure of announcing that Puerto Rican political prisoner Carlos Alberto Torres … will be released on parole in July of this year, to reside in Puerto Rico.



Help Bring Carlos Alberto Torres Home! Write a letter today! (video)

By alejandro • Mar 27th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, Political Prisoners, Video

The National Boricua Human Rights Network continues its campaign to meet and surpass the 10,000 letter (latest count 8,500) to the US Parole Commission in favor of Puerto Rican political prisoner Carlos Alberto Torres’ release later this year. The Network has just released a video explaining the background to the case. Please forward to your [...]



Urgent New Campaign for Carlos Alberto Torres

By alejandro • Jan 19th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, Political Prisoners

The Parole Commission will make the final decision, hopefully within the next 30 days. There is still time to write to the Parole Commission to urge them to release Carlos Alberto. Download new sample letter



Carlos Alberto petition to the Parole Board

By miguel • Jan 16th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, Political Prisoners

If granted parole, Carlos would be released in April 2010! That’s just a couple of months away!



Bureau of Prisons: relentless with Carlos Alberto Torres

By miguel • Dec 21st, 2009 • Category: Lead Story, Political Prisoners

On December 9, the SIS lieutenant called him in to notify him that he will not be allowed access to email. Why? Because of “his case and his background,” offered the lieutenant…



Navy’s Vieques Training May Be Tied to Health Risks

By miguel • Nov 24th, 2009 • Category: Lead Story, Vieques

A U.S. agency has overturned its 2003 research that said no health hazards were caused by decades of military exercises on Vieques, a bombing range-turned-tourist destination off Puerto Rico’s east coast.



Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Carlos Alberto Torres: parole bid foiled by Bureau of Prisons

By miguel • Aug 1st, 2009 • Category: Lead Story, Political Prisoners

…one might suspect that the reinstatement of the charges and the finding of guilt were calculated to adversely affect the decision.



Alberto Rodríguez medical update: recovering from illness

By miguel • Jul 28th, 2009 • Category: Lead Story, Political Prisoners

As of Sunday, July 26, Alberto is in a private room, out of intensive care and slowly getting better…