NBC: Leonard Peltier, imprisoned Native American activist, has new message for Biden in clemency push

Leonard Peltier, imprisoned Native American activist, has new message for Biden in clemency push
Peltier, 77, has been held since 1977 for the deaths of two FBI agents. He maintains his innocence, and supporters say he deserves to be released on compassionate grounds.

Erik Ortiz, NBC News, March 24, 2022
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/leonard-peltier-imprisoned-native-american-activist-new-message-biden-rcna19731

Leonard Peltier, the Native American activist who has been imprisoned for nearly half a century for the murders of two FBI agents he has always maintained he didn't commit, is hopeful he'll have a chance to clear his name before he dies.

Peltier, 77, wants President Joe Biden to review his case and grant him clemency so he won't die in prison.

He's not looking for a presidential pardon, because it would be granted for a crime he insists he is innocent of.

Instead, he wants a new trial.

Even DNC Members Are Urging Biden To Let Leonard Peltier Go Home
“It is a matter of justice and compassion,” the DNC’s Native American Caucus leaders said of granting clemency to the ailing Indigenous rights activist.
Jennifer Bendery, HuffPost, Mar. 17, 2022
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/leonard-peltier-clemency-joe-biden_n_6233570ee4b009ab92f51d14

President Joe Biden is now facing pressure from within the Democratic National Committee to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, the 77-year-old Indigenous rights activist who has served 46 years in prison despite no evidence that he committed a crime.

Democratic National Committee – Native American Caucus
Statement in Support of Clemency for Leonard Peltier
March 16, 2022
https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/athena/files/2022/03/17/62336338e4b0d39357c49bcb.pdf

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Leonard Peltier, imprisoned Native American activist, has new message for Biden in clemency push
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Leonard Peltier Asks Biden for Clemency, Insisting He Didn’t Kill 2 FBI Agents in 1975
Steve Neavling, ticklethewire.com, 3/24/2022
https://www.ticklethewire.com/2022/03/24/leonard-peltier-asks-biden-for-clemency-insisting-he-didnt-kill-2-fbi-agents-in-1975/

'I got to fight': Native American activist imprisoned since 1977 seeks new trial
by Elizabeth Faddis, Breaking News Reporter, Washington Examiner, March 24, 2022 02:20 PM
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/i-got-to-fight-native-american-activist-imprisoned-since-1977-seeks-new-trial

'I got to fight': Native American activist imprisoned since 1977 seeks new trial
The Gazette
https://gazette.com/news/us-world/i-got-to-fight-native-american-activist-imprisoned-since-1977-seeks-new-trial/article_ea325f96-4105-5d43-8d1b-92402e4de9cc.html

Leonard Peltier, imprisoned Native American activist, has new message for Biden in clemency push
NBC News - Erik Ortiz
https://flipboard.com/topic/coronavirus/leonard-peltier-imprisoned-native-american-activist-has-new-message-for-biden-/a-BIgA5ALyQFSws2tjTigWPw%3Aa%3A47769541-0033f8d2e2%2Fnbcnews.com

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OPINION: We Must Free Leonard Peltier
Eric B. Alipio, South Seattle Emerald, March 17, 2022 Editor
https://southseattleemerald.com/2022/03/17/opinion-we-must-free-leonard-peltier/

Featured Image: Chauncey Peltier talks for his father, Leonard Peltier,
at Many Rivers Festival on Oct. 2, 2016. Photo by Atl360Pic/Shutterstock.com

High Times Greats: Leonard Peltier
Activist Leonard Peltier has been serving time for a crime many people believe he did not commit.
High Times, Sept 11, 2020
https://hightimes.com/culture/high-times-greats-leonard-peltier/

Free Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier
change.org
https://www.change.org/p/joe-biden-free-political-prisoner-leonard-peltier

IITC Letter to Biden Administration – Leonard Peltier. COVID-19
International Indian Treaty Council, Feb 2, 2022
https://www.iitc.org/iitc-letter-to-biden-administration-leonard-peltier-covid-19/
>download letter

Native activist Leonard Peltier remains in prison after 1975 shoot-out at Pine Ridge reservation
Recent diagnosis of COVID-19 spurs more calls to free Peltier
Katherine Locke, Navajo-Hopi Observer, Mar 8, 2022
https://www.nhonews.com/news/2022/mar/08/native-activist-leonard-peltier-remains-prison-aft

Activist Leonard Peltier asks President Biden for clemency
NewsCenter1 Staff, March 24, 2022
https://www.newscenter1.tv/activist-leonard-peltier-asks-president-biden-for-clemency/