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A Plea for Simón Trinidad
AUGUST 3, 2023 A Plea for Simón Trinidad BY W. T. WHITNEY The title recalls the title of Henry David Thoreau’s essay “A Plea for Captain John Brown.” Trinidad, like John Brown, is remarkable for his implacable resolve and regard for justice. Trinidad was 58 years of age when a U.S. court in ... -
Happy Birthday Simon Trinidad
Use #FreeSimonTrinidad Tag us @SimonTrinidadLi & President Biden: @POTUS Presidente Petro: @petrogustavo -
The fate of former guerrilla Simón Trinidad is between Biden and Petro
Sentenced to 60 years in prison in the US, his defense seeks that he be submitted to the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in the South American nation El destino del ex guerrillero Simón Trinidad está entre Biden y Petro July 1, 2023: In US prisons there are only 45 inmates ... -
Inter-American Court of Human Rights declares Colombian State responsible for extermination of Patriotic Union political ...
Peoples Dispatch excerpt: In April 2022, the Chamber for the Recognition of Truth and Responsibility of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) determined that the genocide perpetrated against the UP left more than 5,000 dead or disappeared. The JEP, which was established as a part of the 2016 peace agreements ... -
"Simon Trinidad's return is essential": Mark Burton
By Semanario Voz 31 July, 2022 “Es esencial el regreso de Simón Trinidad”: Mark Burton The lawyer spoke about the case of the insurgent extradited to the United States and analyzed the cross-border conflict with Venezuela, the popular struggles in Latin America and the expectation that Álvaro Leyva awakens ... -
Prisoner Simón Trinidad is a victim of deadly U.S.-Colombia alliance
July 18, 2022 BY W. T. Whitney .Simón Trinidad’s 72nd birthday is July 30. Don’t think about sending him a card. U.S. prison authorities have blocked his mail since 2004. He is lodged in a maximum-security federal prison in Colorado. Extradited from Colombia, he remained in solitary confinement until 2018. ... -
Political prisoner Simón Trinidad successfully settles First Amendment lawsuit
Statement from the National Committee to Free Simon Trinidad. Simon Trinidad is a Colombian revolutionary illegally captured and extradited to the U.S. on bogus charges that required four separate trials to lock him up in solitary confinement in the Florence, Colorado supermax prison. The Special Court guaranteed in the 2016 ... -
Simon Trinidad: Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 22-cv-193 JUVENAL OVIDIO RICARDO PALMERA PINEDA a/k/a SIMON TRINIDAD, Plaintiff, v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, attorney general of the United States in his official capacity; FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS; JOHN DOES 1-21, in their official capacities. Defendants ... -
Take action to free Colombian revolutionary, political prisoner, Simón Trinidad
Take action to free Colombian revolutionary, political prisoner, Simón Trinidad Enter a descriptive sentence about the photo here. Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the National Committee to Free Simón Trinidad. Simón Trinidad, a Colombian revolutionary and political prisoner of the U.S. empire, will have his ...