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May 8, 2009

Jailed Activist Lori Berenson Gives Birth in Peru
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In Peru, the jailed American activist Lori Berenson has given birth to a
baby boy. Berenson has spent nearly fourteen years in prison after
hooded Peruvian military judges convicted her of collaborating with the
rebel group MRTA. She’s eligible for conditional release in November
2010.



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