Elma Beatriz Rosado Speaks Out on José Figueroa Sancha
In the struggle for the independence of Puerto Rico, we have suffered mistreatment and unending abuse. It is the truth. But it is also true that we have had triumphs which we are proud of, because we have managed to maintain our identity, our culture, and above all, our dignity.
Blood Dries Black
Michael Reyes’ newest poetical audio work, Blood Dries Black, commemorates the 2005 assassination of Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, clandestine leader of Los Macheteros, by the FBI in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico (Ojeda Ríos bled to death). Reyes relates this horrible event to other acts of violence and devastation in Latin America by the United States, painting a [...]
Essential things about being Puerto Rican…
There are many laments, atrocious memories, pain in excess. But no one in this country can undo what was lived that day. As with Río Piedras and Ponce, Maravilla and Vieques, the 23rd of September will guide our steps…
Complaint at UN for death of Ojeda Ríos
The Puerto Rico chapter of the American Association of Jurists will present to the United Nations (U.N.) in June a complaint against the Government of the United States for what they understand to be the execution of Machetero leader Filiberto Ojeda Ríos by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
Macheteros warn of FBI onslaught
Tuesday May 27, 2008 Associated Press Read original article. The Boricua Popular Army The Macheteros warned today that the FBI is preparing for arrests, kidnappings and even acts to “provoke the death” of independentistas and people’s activists. In a communiqué mailed to the Associated Press, The Macheteros indicated that the supposed “great onslaught of the [...]
Archbishop interviewed by FBI
The archbishop of San Juan, Roberto González Nieves, confirmed to EL VOCERO that Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents interviewed him with respect to two visits that the religious leader had with the president of the Boricua Popular Army Los Macheteros, Filiberto Ojeda Ríos,
Justice says that evidence reveals Ojeda Ríos was assassinated
Attorney General Roberto Sánchez Ramos revealed today that scientific evidence compiled by the Institute of Forensic Sciences in the death of Machetero leader Filiberto Ojeda Ríos shows that the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) agent who fired the fatal shot lied when he justified his act.
PIP condemns Department of Justice for not prosecuting FBI
“The Attorney General abandoned his responsibility to defend the interests of the Puerto Rican people and became the defense attorney for the FBI…
The subpoena of three Puerto Rican activists were postponed a second time
According to an article printed by El Nuevo Día, On February 1, 2008, the subpoenas issued to three Puerto Rican activists in Brooklyn by the Federal Grand Jury were indefinitely postponed. This is the second time the subpoenas for graphic artist Tania Frontera, social worker Christian Torres and filmmaker Julio Pabón were deferred—the first postponement [...]
Protests announced against the FBI in six states
Jesús Dávila, El diario La prensa (Click here to read the original article) January 8, 2008 SAN JUAN/ EDLP Correspondent—Protests against the Federal Bureau of Investigations, for subpoenas of Puerto Rican independentists to appear before a grand jury investigation of the Popular Boricua Army-Macheteros, will take place in New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, Illinois and [...]
100 Bullets and 20 hours: Puerto Rican Community Celebrates El Grito de Lares & Remembers Filiberto Ojeda Rios
On September 23, 2007, the National Boricua Human Rights Network and the Batey Urbano celebrated the 139th anniversary of El Grito de Lares, as well as commemorated the 2nd anniversary of the murder of Filiberto Ojeda Rios.