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July 3, 2024

Indigenous Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier Denied Parole Again
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Indigenous leader and political prisoner Leonard Peltier has again been
denied parole and won't be eligible for another full hearing until 2039
- when he would be 94 years old. Peltier, who is 79, has been behind
bars for nearly half a century for a crime he says he did not commit.
His health continues to deteriorate. His 1977 conviction for alleged
involvement in killing two FBI agents in a shootout on the Pine Ridge
Reservation was riddled with irregularities and prosecutorial
misconduct. Supporters vow to continue to fight for his freedom.


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