Leonard Peltier, a sixty-four-year-old activist and political prisoner being held at the Lewisburg prison in Pennsylvania, who was illegally extradited from Canada, tried in a sham trial, and has been denied justice for over thirty-three years, had a parole hearing on July 28th. The results have not yet been announced.

On the day of the hearing, the American Indian Movement of San Francisco held a sunrise prayer and vigil in support of Leonard, as well as a press conference, at the Old Federal Building in SF. On July 31st, Wanbli from the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee spoke with danielsan on Free Radio Santa Cruz to provide an update on the legal struggle to free Leonard.

Audio Update from Wanbli | Vigil and Press Conference in SF | Silence Screams | Interview from Prison in 2000 | Eric Seitz, Leonard Peltier’s attorney, on Democracy Now! | Leonard Peltier support sites: 1 | 2 | 3