Defense attorney’s court filing urges judge not to imprison Rasmea Odeh
Chicago, IL - Defense attorneys for Rasmea Odeh, Chicago’s 68-year-old Palestinian community leader, filed a ‘sentencing memorandum’ in a Detroit federal court, Feb. 25, arguing that Odeh “should not...
View ArticleJoe Iosbaker speaks out for Rasmea Odeh at Moscow conference
Fight Back News Service is circulating a speech that U.S. anti-war activist Joe Iosbaker delivered at a conference in Moscow, Feb. 24. The conference, called "Developments in Civil Society in Russia...
View ArticleScholars urge dropping the charges against Mall of America Black Lives Matter...
Minneapolis - Over 115 researchers, professors and academics have signed a letter as of March 4 urging charges be dropped against protesters who are being prosecuted by Bloomington City Attorney Sandra...
View ArticleFreedom for Rasmea Odeh this International Women’s Day, March 8, 2015
For one hundred and six years working class and progressive men and women over the entire world have been marching and demanding equal rights for women on March 8. This is a cornerstone of the unity...
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter protesters in court, supporters urge Mall of America boycott
Minneapolis, MN - Hundreds of Black Lives Matter Minneapolis supporters gathered at the Hennepin County Courts, March 10, to stand in solidarity with the 11 defendants who are being targeted for...
View ArticleTampa students disrupt FBI recruitment
Tampa, FL - On March 10, members of Tampa Students for a Democratic Society disrupted an FBI recruiting event at the University of South Florida (USF). The FBI claimed the event was part of Women's...
View ArticleSupport the Colombian Peace Process, Free Ricardo Palmera!
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following March 24 statement from the National Committee to Free Ricardo Palmera.We support the Colombian Peace Process and the people’s movements of Colombia...
View ArticleCitizenfour: A must see for U.S. activists
Fort Lauderdale, FL - 20 anti-war activists gathered here, April 19, to watch and discuss Citizenfour, the critically acclaimed documentary. The movie tells the story of courageous National Security...
View ArticleTell Arab-American Civil Rights League that Rasmea’s prosecutor deserves no...
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Rasmea Defense Committee.The Rasmea Defense Committee is angered to have learned today that the Michigan-based Arab-American...
View ArticleMinnesota marks 67th anniversary of Al-Nakba
Minneapolis, MN - Over 50 protesters picketed in front of Senator Amy Klobuchar’s office, May 15, and then marched across 35W to the Minneapolis West Bank neighborhood to commemorate Al-Nakba, which...
View ArticleSouth Florida to host legal update live stream event for Rasmea Odeh
Fort Lauderdale, FL- On June 11, activists in the South Florida area will gather to watch Palestinian activist Rasmea Odeh speak about the status of her case and what to expect as her legal team files...
View ArticleTwin Cities video conference with Rasmea Odeh and her defense attorney
Minneapolis, MN – Twin Cities activists will host a live stream event with long time Palestinian American leader Rasmea Odeh and her defense attorney Michael Deutsch, Thursday, June 116:00 p.m., 4200...
View ArticleAppeal challenges unjust conviction and sentencing of Rasmea Odeh
Chicago, IL - Lead defense attorney Michael Deutsch filed a brief, June 9, with the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, to appeal the conviction and sentencing of Palestinian community leader Rasmea...
View ArticleTampa activists will mobilize for Rasmea Odeh appeal
Tampa, FL - Palestinian activist Rasmea Odeh and her defense attorney Michael Deutsch spoke to activists here by live stream video, June 11. Deutsch explained Odeh’s case and upcoming legal appeal,...
View ArticleSocial Forum brings together people's struggles
San Jose , CA - The U.S. Social Forum begins today, June 24, here in San Jose with a concurrent site in Philadelphia. The event is bringing together many different sections of the people’s movement...
View ArticleAngela Davis featured at big indoor rally demanding ‘Justice for Rasmea’
Chicago, IL -500 people gathered at the University of Illinois at Chicago campus, June 28, to support “Justice for Rasmea Odeh.”Odeh was convicted in federal court in November of 2014 of a trumped up...
View ArticleRasmea's prosecutors tell appeals court: ‘Deny a full defense to survivor of...
Chicago, IL - Federal prosecutor Jonathan Tukel filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, July 8, opposing Rasmea Odeh’s move to overturn her conviction and sentencing on...
View ArticleInternational Peoples’ Tribunal on Crimes Against the Filipino People opens
Washington, DC - The International Peoples’ Tribunal on Crimes Against the Filipino People (IPT) opened here July 16. 250 legal experts, witnesses of human rights violations, and social activists from...
View ArticleRasmea Odeh’s legal team files new brief, appeals fight continues
Chicago, IL - On July 20, Rasmea Odeh’s legal defense team filed a new brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, demolishing the July 8 arguments of Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan...
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