The Law Society of Kenya, Amnesty International Kenya, Kenya Human Rights Commission and Humanity Activism Knowledge Integrity (HAKI) Africa jointly raised concerns Tuesday over recent statements made by the President of Kenya regarding individuals involved in the legal battle over the ownership of Mumias Sugar Company. The organizations collectively stated: The Constitution of Kenya guarantees [...]
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Mumia supporters challenge Pennsylvania law as First Amendment violation
Mumia Abu-Jamal and supporters filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a recently passed Pennsylvania law that they claim stifles free speech. The law, an amendment to the Crime Victims Act titled...
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has rejected the final appeal by Mumia Abu-Jamal , a former member of the Black Panthers who was convicted of killing a police officer in Philadelphia...
Prosecutors decline to continue seeking death penalty for Mumia
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced Wednesday that his office will no longer seek the death penalty against Mumia Abu-Jamal . As a result of the decision, Abu-Jamal will remain...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in two cases. In Blueford v. Arkansas , the court will decide whether the Double Jeopardy clause prevents the re-prosecution...
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Tuesday ordered a new sentencing hearing for Mumia Abu-Jamal , a former member of the Black Panthers who was convicted and sentenced to...
Supreme Court remands Mumia case to reconsider death sentence
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday issued two per curiam opinions , remanded the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal , and denied a preliminary injunction to Michigan in a dispute over...
The US Supreme Court denied certiorari Monday in the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal v. Beard . The Court offered no explanation for their refusal to hear the appeal of journalist and...
Federal appeals court backs new sentencing hearing for Mumia Abu-Jamal
Journalist and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal , convicted in 1982 of killing Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner after a traffic stop, may escape the death penalty after the US Court of Appeals...
BREAKING NEWS ~ Schwarzenegger denies clemency for Crips co-founder
AP is reporting that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has refused to grant clemency to Crips gang co-founder and convicted murderer Stanley Tookie Williams , set to be executed just after midnight tonight. In denying clemency,...