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Mumia Abu-Jamal

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Some facts are clear. On the night of December 9th, 1981, during a traffic stop, Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner was killed by multiple gunshots near the corner of 13th and Locust. Mumia Abu-Jamal, a witness to the original traffic stop, was taken into custody at the scene, injured in the chest with a single gunshot from Faulkner's service weapon. On July 3rd, 1982, Abu-Jamal was ... [MORE]


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1. 13th and Locust - Philadelphia Inquirer articles about the Mumia Abu-Jamal case, dating back to 1981.
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2. BBC News: Abu-Jamal's Death Sentence Overturned - A federal judge in Philadelphia has thrown out the death sentence against former journalist and Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal.
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3. Black like who? - Discusses why the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal has gotten little black community support. [Salon News]
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4. Chicago Committee to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal - Contains accusations of irregularities in the trial, plans for protests at Federal court hearings, and a selection of documents.
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5. Free Mumia Abu-Jamal - Political advocacy page alleging that a Black journalist with a long history of criticizing the local justice system did not get a fair trial on charges of murdering a police officer.
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6. International Concerned Family & Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal - Primary organizers of support demonstrations. Includes news, legal documents, message board, archive of press releases, and columns by Mumia. (mumia.org)
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7. Mumia 2000.org - A wealth of resources on the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, including some very useful resources for activists interested in raising awareness of this cause.
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8. Mumia Abu-Jamal and the Murder of Police Officer Daniel Faulkner: Using the Internet to Search for the Truth - A guide to some of the conflicting information and opinions available on the Net.
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9. Mumia Dismisses Legal Team - The surprising revelation that one of his attorneys was publishing a book on the case led to dismissal on grounds of conflict of interest. One of a series of articles from Young Socialist Action.
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10. New Evidence Proves Mumia Abu-Jamal's Innocence - Affidavits with testimony from nine persons who did not testify at the original trial, including Mumia and his brother William Cook asserting innocence and Arnold Beverly confessing to the killing. Court briefs and rulings related to them.
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11. New York Newsday: The Case Of Mumia Abu Jamal - Editorial by Terry Bisson about the political climate in Philadelphia, Mumia's background, and the demand for a new trial.
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12. People's Video Network's Letter to 20/20 - Complaint about the unauthorized use of PVN's Mumia Abu-Jamal interview, demonstration, and documentary footage in the December 9, 1998 edition of 20/20.
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13. Refuse & Resist: The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal - Contains news on the case, list of upcoming pro-Mumia demonstrations, explanation of the issues in state and Federal courts, court transcripts, and an archive of Mumia's writings.
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14. The Grinnell Coalition In Defense of Mumia Abu-Jamal - Concerned students from across the country working to educate people about political prisoners in the United States.
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15. Voice of the Voiceless; The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal - Mumia Abu-Jamal is a political prisoner on death row who was framed for the murder of a police officer in 1982.
16. Free Mumia Abu-Jamal - Archives of the SPG-L mailing list with news on the case, and related issues such as death penalty abolition and police excesses.
17. Free Mumia Now! 2000 - Includes the text of the January 2000 court filing alleging police coercion of witnesses, and another one with descriptions of evidence alleged to have been suppressed at the trial. Includes links to both pro-execution and pro-retrial sites.
18. Order of Judge Yohn Overturning Death Penalty - Federal court order requiring new sentencing hearing, citing constitutional defects in the instructions given to the jury that sentenced Mumia to death. (PDF file, 657K)
19. Twin Cities Coalition to Defend Mumia Abu-Jamal - Includes news and photographs of local demonstrations, updates on the case, and a list of ten things activists can do to protest.

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