Amnesty for the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War

News on the Release of 11
and the Continuing Amnesty Campaign for Those Remaining

¡Que Salgan Ya! Let Them Go! This web site will try to keep current on the campaign to free the Puerto Rican independentistas. Things are moving fast, so we can't be always up-to-date, let alone complete. For background, see LIBERTAD para los nuestros (in Spanish) at www.prisionerospoliticos.com, versión completa del suplemento aparecido en El Nuevo Día 22 de agosto de 1999, as well as links to other resources (in English and Spanish). For current news (in Spanish), see El Nuevo Día Interactivo.

Actions and celebrations 11 just released! Contact your local support committee to find out how to celebrate this historic moment in your area and continue the campaign for those remaining. Photos of Carmen, Dylcia, Lucy and Alicia getting out August 29 Marches and demonstrations San Juan. March "Freedom for our own" convoked by the Human Rights Committee of Puerto Rico. See news report. Chicago. 800 - 1000 march to Metropolitan Correctional Center. See news report. San Francisco. March to demand unconditional release for the 15 Puerto Rican political prisoners - US out of Vieques! The spirited march of some 200 people went through the Mission District and then joined the Chicano Moratorium in Dolores Park. Orlando, Philadelphia, Boston, New York City, and Albany also held demonstrations. Contact a local organizing group in your area, including the National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War (nationally and in Chicago) and Comite98 (in the Oakland-SF Bay area), and others.

News September 25 A perspective on the release of the 11 from Turning the Tide September 11 The 11 Welcomed Home -- a roundup of reports September 7 12 Accept Clemency Offer -- 11 to be released very shortly. September 6 White House Ultimatum for Clemency Decision September 5 "Meet the Press" to Debate Amnesty for the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners -- see details. September 2 Puerto Rican Political Prisoners Reaffirm Commitment To Non-Violence Upon Release From Prison September 1 Human Rights Committee response to FBI August 27 Federal Agencies Opposed Leniency August 18 FBI press release in PDF format, requires Acrobat Reader August 13 Problems with Clinton Administration Offer August 11 Press article on Clinton offer 1997 Statement by the prisoners on the Young Bill, affirming their desire to participate in an inclusive democratic process to achieve independence

Last updated 26 September 1999.