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Immer noch unsere Sache

Gepostet am 27. April 2008. Auf die Nachricht von der Entscheidung des 3. US-Berufungsgerichts vom 27. März 2008, Abu-Jamal ein neues Verfahren zu verweigern, ein weiteres Mal eine aktualisierte Version des Flugblatts "Immer noch unsere Sache: Mumia Abu-Jamal".

Mumia Abu-Jamal on March 27 3rd Circuit Court Decision

Posted on April 11, 2008. Mumia Abu-Jamal, interviewed by JR and Fred Hampton Jr. for Flashpoints Radio, on the March 27 court decision in his own case.

Michael Schiffmann: "Justice Is Just an Emotional Feeling: Judge Sabo’s 1995-97 Kangaroo Court"

Posted on Mumia's 54th birthday, April 24, 2008. This article deals with one of the defense claims just rejected by the 3rd Court of Appeals, namely, the patent unfairness of Judge Albert F. Sabo's behavior during Mumia Abu-Jamal's 1995-97 post-conviction hearings. It has also appeared in the new No 2 print issue of "Abu-Jamal News," which has just come out and 2,600 copies of which were distributed during the April 19, 2008 demonstration in Philadelphia to protest the court decision.

Michael Schiffmann: "The Distortion of Statistics for Political Goals"

Posted on April 24, 2008. This article is an analysis of the rejection of another defense claim, the so-called Batson claim, by the 3rd Court of Appeals. The court's decision in this point flies in the face of logic, rationality, and, as I show, statistical facts supplied by the defense plus additional statistical facts that are retrievable from the record and support the defense claim that either an new trial or at least a new evidentiary hearing must be ordered because of the appearance of racial bias of the prosecutor during the jury selection process at Mumia Abu-Jamal's 1982 trial.

Act Now to Save Kenneth Foster

Posted on August 30, 2007. The case of Kenneth Foster has been described graphically on this website. These are the last hours to do something for him. Think of the saying that s/he wo saves one live, saves the world. Here are the latest news related by Hans Bennet, journalist in Philadelphia and co-founder of Journalists for Mumia (J4M). J4M will soon put out the second edition of its paper Abu-Jamal News, website is www.Abu-Jamal-News.com.

Kenneth Foster SAVED: Victory!!!

Posted on August 31. Kenneth Foster's death sentence has been commuted to a life sentence by Texas Governor Rick Perry after a recommendation of the Texas Board of Fardons and Paroles. This commentary on http://savekenneth.blogspot.com/ says it all: "This victory is a tribute to everybody who did anything, big or small, to bring this case to public attention and to get officials to finally act. But it is a tribute above all to Kenneth Foster, and his family. I approached today with gloom, feeling that if Texas executed this man there was NOBODY they would not execute. I got interested because of the legal issues; I stayed interested because of Kenneth. He touched many people with his courage, his political savvy, and his amazing ability to stay positive in the worst possible circumstances. Congratulations to everybody, and let's keep up the anti-death penalty work."

April 12, 2008 Statement by Abu-Jamal Lead Attorney Robert R. Bryan

Posted on Mumia's 54th birthday, April 24, 2008. Statement by Mumia Abu-Jamal's lawyer Robert R. Bryan on the March 27 court decision and the question "where do we go from here."

Petition to Free the MOVE 9

Posted on April 11, 2008. They've languished in jail for close to 30 years now...

Voices: It’s time to free the MOVE 9

Posted on April 11, 2008. Good article in Philadelphia edition of "Metro".

Audio of the Court Hearings on the Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal in Philadelphia, May 17, 2007, Part I

Posted on July 30. [May 27, 2008: This audio originally consisted of two very voluminous files. The full audio in a single file is found in the next posting.] For explanation, see next posting.

Dave Lindorff: Third Circuit Court Rejects Abu-Jamal Appeal: The "Mumia Exception"

Posted on April 11, 2008. Excellent analysis by Dave Lindorff.

Mumia: Der Kampf um Gerechtigkeit geht weiter

Geposted am 11. April 2008.

Petition: Haftentlassung auf Bewährung für die 8 MOVE-Gefangenen im August 2008!

Geposted am 11. April 2008. Deutsche Version der Petition für Freilassung der MOVE 9, die seiit fast 30 Jahren in Pennsylvania im Gefängnis sitzen. Siehe auch das Original (folgendes Posting) und ein Artikel aus der in Philadelphia erscheinenden Zeitung "Metro".

Open Letter to the U.S. Ambassador to Germany in Berlin

Posted on April 11, 2008. Open Letter to the U.S. Ambassador by the Berlin Coalition to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal

Robert R. Bryan: Mumia Abu-Jamal, Legal Update & News, Nov. 14, 2007

Posted November 15, 2007. Mumia Abu-Jamal's lead counsel, Robert R. Bryan, sends around a legal update as well as important other news. Please read and disseminate widely.

Questions to the U.S. Ambassador to Germany in Berlin

Posted on April 11, 2008. Some pertinent qestions to the Ambassador of the United States in Berlin, to be delivered during the demonstration the free Mumia Abu-Jamal on April 12.

Incident at Oglala - Part 2

Posted on October 30, 2007. Repost May 27, 2008: Due to space problems, I have to remove the mp4 file of this film, but it's available via mikschiff@t-online.de. The internet link to the film is http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7478474397606955920 . Part 2 of the documentary "Incident at Oglala" on Leonard Peltier.

Interview mit Linn Washington zum Fall Mumia vom 14. Mai 2007

Geposted am 22 November 2007. Unmittelbar vor der Gerichtsanhörung zum Fall Mumia Abu-Jamals am 17. Mai 2007 in Philadelphia führte taz-Redakteurin Adrienne Wolterdorf mit Linn Washington ein Interview.

More Voices on "Race Against Death" by Michael Schiffmann

Posted October 24, 2007. In addition to the voices of Tariq Ali, Pam Africa, Noam Chomsky and others on the book "Race Against Death" in a previous posting, here are some others...

Justice Denied - March 27, 2007 Court Decision Denies Mumia Abu-Jamal a New Trial

Posted on April 11, 2008: The unthinkable has happened: While upholding the reversal of the death sentence in this case, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court in Philadelphia has denied Mumia Abu-Jamal a new trial. If upheld, this decision will mean that Mumia is entombed for life in a supermax prison. Read this and the following analyses...

Incident at Oglala - Part 1

Posted October 29, 2007. Repost May 27, 2008: Due to space problems, I have to remove the mp4 file of this film, but it's available via mikschiff@t-online.de. The internet link to the film is http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=387726205259162082 . Leonard Peltier, whose ordeal is described in this brilliant film produced by Robert Redford, has been incarcerated for almost 32 years by now. He was unjustly given two consecutive life sentences for the 1975 murder of two FBI officers. "Incident at Oglala" shows the background to this shameless frame-up of an activist of the American Indian Movement (AIM), who was framed for just that - being an activist for the rights of his people.

U.S. Senate Committee: "THE FBI'S COVERT ACTION PROGRAM TO DESTROY THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY"

Posted on October 15, 2007. The final result of congressional investigations into the dealings of the national police of the United States, the FBI, during its "Counterintelligence Program" abbreviated COINTELPRO." Accompanying material for my 2007/2008 Winter Semester seminar on the Black Panther Party (BPP).

David Love: "Color of Law"

Posted on October 19, 2007. Strong article on the newly discovered crime scene photographs in the murder case of Police Officer Daniel Faulkner. It appeared on October 18 as the feature article of the internet magazine "The Black Commentator."

On Torture by the Police - in the U.S. and Elsewhere

Posted on June 14, 2007. Here are links to a particularly distressing police scandal in Chicago, where people were systematically tortured duriung a time span of more than two decades. A later book-length study by investigative reporter John Conroy who was the one to blow the lid off all this revealed what we all should know but often pretend not to know: The capacity to torture is not a question of nationality - it is probably in all of us once given too much unchecked power.

Mass Incarceration: The Raw Numbers VII

Posted on June 14, 2007. The statistics for 2005.

Ron Jacobs: "The FBI's War Against Black Liberation"

Posted on October 23, 2007. New piece by Ron Jacobs, author of a book on the Weatherman and many articles on diverse liberation struggles in the U.S., on the revengeful treatment the U.S. law enforcement agencies and courts have meted out and continue to mete out against veterans of the black liberation struggle since the sixties.

Michael Schiffmann "Endphase im Kampf um Mumia Abu-Jamal"

Gepostet am 28. Juli 2007. In diesem Artikel, der in der nächsten Nummer der "Roten Hilfe" erscheint, gebe ich einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Fakten und Entwicklungen des Falles von Mumia Abu-Jamal seit 1981. In einer Schlussbemerkung rufe ich die Unterstützerinnen und Unterstützer Abu-Jamals dazu auf, sich zusammenzuschließen und zusammenzuarbeuiten, statt ihre Zeit mit nutzlosen Attacken untereinander zu vergeuden.

Linn Washington: "Abu-Jamal: Some Facts & Fallacies"

Posted October 9, 2007. As the struggle over justice für Mumia Abu-Jamal is coming to a head, a renewed furor on the part of those who campaign for his execution can be expected. They will then argue that it was all an "open-and-shut" case, that Abu-Jamal is guilty as hell, that he had a fair trial under Judge Albert F. Sabo et. etc. Journalist Linn Washington Jr. has written a much-needed concise summary to all the arguments that have been promoted by these forces over the years.

Troy Davis Media Overview

Posted on October 4, 2007. The National Coalition Against the Death Penalty (NCADP) has assembled a press dossier on the monstrous case of Troy Davis, a man who by now has spent a decade and a half on death row. His is a classical case of "more than a reasonable doubt." Read and get active - there will be more info on the Troy Davis case on this website in the next days, weeks, and month as the struggle for the life and freedom of this man is entering its decisive phase.

Mumia Abu-Jamal: "Wir kämpfen für ein neues Verfahren"

Gepostet am 13. September 2007. Neues Interview mit Mumia Abu-Jamal von Juli 2007. Hier der Text auf Deutsch.

We Demand: a "New, Fair Trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal"!

Posted on October 6, 2007. Good petition on the website of the San Francisco Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal (MOBE).

World Coalition Against the Death Penalty Press Conference

Posted on October 6, 2007. On October 10, the World Day Against the Death Penalty, the World Congress Against the Death Penalty will be hosting a press conference calling for the support of the UN resolution to abolish the death penalty which will soon be brought before the United Nations General Assembly.

New Winter Semester Seminar on the Black Panther Party

Posted on September 13, 2007. Following my seminar "Life from Death Row" on the death penalty in the United States and the pending case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, in the Winter semester I will give another seminar that in terms of its topic doesn't stray too far from the first, namely, a seminar on the Black Panther Party, an organization Mumia Abu-Jamal was a member of at the age of 16. More information about this seminar will be posted in October.

Jav'lin Sings for Her Husband Kenneth Foster

Posted on August 26, 2007. Kenneth Foster's time is running out: The State of Texas wants to execute him on August 30, 2007. He can be saved only if the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles can be convinced to recommend clemency for him to Governor Rick Perry. Do the appropriate steps, easily found out on the internet. But also look at Jav'lin, performing and fighting for her man's life. If Kenneth Foster is executed on August 30, Texas can be forgiven only after it, too, has finally killed the death penalty.

Jeff Mackler: Mumia Abu-Jamal: On the Road to Freedom?"

Posted June 29, 2007. Word version of the Jeff Mackler article posted on June 18.

Oakland, California - Birthplace of the Black Panther Party

Posted on October 22, 2007. For my seminar on the BPP.

Legal Update by Abu-Jamal Lead Attorney Robert R. Bryan

Posted on July 6, 2007. On July 4, Mumia Abu-Jamal lead counsel Robert R. Bryan sent around an e-mail commenting on recent developments in the case, the May 17 court hearing in Philadelphia, and the prospects for the future. According to Bryan, a decision by the 3rd Court of Appeals is expected somewhere between "mid-July and the fall." Bryan also notified supporters that the defense has filed another brief in state court, namely, to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. This brief is attached to the next posting.

WOZ (Zürich): "Mumia Abu-Jamal: Ehrenbürger in der Todeszelle"

Geposted am 27. Mai 2007. Am 17. Mai erschien auch in der Züricher "Wochenzeitung" ("WOZ") ein Artikel über Mumia Abu-Jamal. Der Autor, Daniel Stern, hatte sich sogar eigens die Mühe gemacht, mich in Philadelphia anzurufen...

Let’s Do a Thing or Two for Another Innocent Man on Death Row!

Posted on October 6, 2007. As can be seen from other postings on this websites, Troy Davis (on death row in Georgia) is another innocent person in danger to die at the hands of the state if steps are not understaken to prevent that outcome. One such step is suggested in the present posting...

Mumia Abu-Jamal: "We Are Fighting for a New Trial"

Posted on September 10, 2007. In July 2007, Margaret Prescod conducted interviews with Mumia Abu-Jamal lead attorney Robert R. Bryan, veteran Philadelphia journalist Linn Washington, book author Dave Lindorff, and others. These interviews took place in the wake of the important May 2007 court hearings on the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. The series of interviews is concluded by a rare interview with the deat row inmate himself: Mumia talks about how he survives on death row, the punitive and repressive trend in America's criminal justice system, and his own demand for a new trial. This file is an illustrated transcript of that interview.

Official Transcript of the May 17 Hearings Before the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals re Mumia Abu-Jamal

Posted on September 11, 2007. This is the official transcript of the important May 17 court hearing for Mumia Abu-Jamal in Philadelphia. To preserve its integrity, it has been posted in PDF format. It should be a powerful weapon for all those who are struggling for a just outcome in this extraordinarily important case. The two audio files of the hearing, which was taped, are also on this website (see entry for July 30).

Niki Adams and Robert R. Bryan on "Sojourner Truth," Interviewed by Margaret Prescod

Posted on August 12, 2007. This is the first in a series of audios from Pacifica Radio's KPFK's program "Sojourner Truth," hosted by Margaret Prescod. On May 15, 2007, Margaret Prescod interviewed British Mumia Abu-Jamal activist Niki Adams and Abu-Jamal lead lawyer Robert R. Bryan for her program. This inbterview was aired just two days before Mumia Abu-Jamal's extremely important Philadelphia court hearing on May 17. In the posted audio, the program begins at 3:15 withn an introduction by Prescod. The interview with Niki Adams is found between 6:45 and 29:35, interrupted by a commentary by on the recent resignment of British PM Toy Blair by Mumia Abu-Jamal. The interview with Robert R. Bryan is found between 29:50 and 38:25.

Kenneth Foster: "Struggling to survive the Texas death machine"

Posted on August 1, 2007. Potential death penalty victim Kenneth Foster's interview on his case with the "Socialist Worker" (US).

Press Release of "Educators for Mumia" on the Faulkner Murder Crime Scene Photos by Press Photographer Pedro P. Polakoff

Posted on September 30, 2007. In May 2006, new photographs of the December 9, 1981 crime scene of the killing of Police Officer daniel Faulkner were discovered. Mark Taylor of "Educators for Mumia" has authored an excellent summary, included a one-page bullet point sheet that concenctrates on the discovery's major implications.

Mumia Abu-Jamal: "We Are Fighting for a New Trial"

Posted on September 10, 2007. Plain text of previous posting. Please disseminate widely.

Mass Incarceration: The Raw Numbers V

Posted on June 14, 2007. The statistics for 2003.

Michael Schiffmann: "December 9, 1981 - The Who, What, to Whom, and When"

Posted on May 31, 2007. This is a preliminary analysis of the timeline of the events that lead to the killing of Police Officer Faulkner and the murder charge against Mumia Abu-Jamal. Note that this is work in progress and the conclusions are not yet definitive. Reproduction/reposting in full, but not in part is permitted.

Michael Slate Interviews Clark Kissinger on Mumia Abu-Jamal

Posted on August 12, 2007. "Beneath The Surface with Michael Slate," a May 22 program on Radio Pcifica's KPFK. This is the excerpt of the program devoted to Mumia Abu-Jamal. Michael Slate speaks with Clark Kissinger on the latest (May 17, 2007) court hearing in the struggle for a new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal.

Betsey Piette: "Rally demands: ‘FREE MUMIA’"

Posted on May 30, 2007. Blilliant new May 24 article by Betsey Piette on the recent events in Philadelphia.

G8-Nachlese 2: Raul Zelik: "Blutige Kleider"

Geposted am 11. Juni 2007. Der Schriftsteller Raul Zelik schreibt in der "jungen Welt" über Polizeibrutalität in Rostock/Heiligendamm.

Mass Incarceration: The Raw Numbers VI

Posted on June 14, 2007. The statistics for 2004.

11-Year-Old Daughter Says: Don't Kill My Father! Texas, Give Us Justice!

Posted on August 1, 2007. Nydesha, Kenneth Foster's 11-year-old daughter, asks the world to join the fight to prevent Texas from killing her dad.

Important Clarification by Robert R. Bryan

Posted on September 10, 2007. Mumia Abu-Jamal's lead counsel Robert R. Bryan just sent out an important clarification about what can be expected from the pending 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals decision on the Abu-Jamal case. Please read and disseminate widely.

Mass Incarceration: The Raw Numbers IV

Posted on June 14, 2007. The statistics for 2002.

Robert R. Bryan on Democracy Now!, May 18, 2007 II

Posted on August 1, 2007. One day after the Philadelphia court hearing, Robert R. Bryan was interviewed by Democrany Now! hosts Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales. This is the second part of the interview.

Emmon Bach: "Linguistic Universals and Particulars"

Posted on May 9, 2007. Very interesting article by veteran linguist Emmon Bach in memoriam of another linguist, the polyglott Kenneth Hale.

Mass Incarceration: The Raw Numbers II

Posted on June 14, 2007. The statistics for 2000.

Sean-Paul Kelley: "Kenneth Foster, Jr.: An Innocent Man Texas Will Soon Execute"

Posted on August 1, 2007. Sean-Paul Kelley, a friend of the man who was killed in the murder case Kenneth Foster was convicted for, calls on everyone to join the fight against Foster's execution.

Alive Kampagne für Kenneth Foster

Geposted am 1. August 2007. Ein 10-Seiten-Info-&-Aktions-Paket der Kampagne "Alive - Koalition gegen die Todesstrafe e.V." für den Kampf zur Verhinderung der Hinrichtung Kenneth Fosters. Weitere Infos dazu auf www.todesstrafe-usa.de oder über Mail von info@alive-gegen-todesstrafe.de.

Wichtige Klarstellung von Robert R. Bryan

Gepostet am 10. September 2007. Heute sandte Mumia Abu-Jamals Anwalt Robert R. Bryan eine Rundmail an die Unterstützerinnen und Unterstützer seines Mandanten, in der er erneut klarstellt, welche Entscheidungen vom Dritten Bundesberufungsgericht in Philadelphia, vor dem der Fall derzeit verhandelt wird, erwartet werden können.

Betsey Piette: "'Free Mumia' Rallye Overcomes Police Intimidation"

Posted on May 6, 2007. Excellent Workers World article by Betsey Piette on the April 24 Philadelphia events celebrating Mumia Abu-Jamal's 53rd birthday.

Noam Chomsky Biographical Material

Posted on June 1, 2007. Francesca's sketch of Chomsky's life and work.

Jeff Mackler: "Mumia Abu-Jamal: On the Road to Freedom?"

Posted on June 18, 2007. Powerful article about the May 17 Mumia Abu-Jamal hearing (and the pertinent issues) by one who was present, Jeff Mackler from the San Francisco Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal. Design and illustrations by Michael Schiffmann.

Mumia Abu-Jamal June 1, 2007, Appeal to Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Posted on July 6, 2007. This June 1, 2007 brief to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court appeals Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Pamela Dembe's decision to deny Mumia Abu-Jamal's 3rd PCRA petition. More on this petition, which is of great significance, in one of the next postings.

John Searle: "Chomsky's Revolution in Linguistics"

Posted on May 4, 2007. This is the famous 1972 New York Review of Books article on Chomsky by philosopher John R. Searle.

"All Out for Mumia in Mexico City!"

Posted May 25, 2007. In Mexico City, too, there was a showing of international solidarity for Mumia Abu-Jamal. Sent to Abu-Jamal News by our Spanish-speaking friend Lalo Parlantes on May 18, 2007.

Execution Alert: Against the Execution of Kenneth Foster

Posted on July 9 - my birthday - 2007. On August 30, the State of Texas plans to execute a black man called Kenneth Foster - not for having killed someone, but basically for driving the car from which the person who later turned out to kill someone emerged. This is a video on the case. For more information on this, stay tuned. To play the video, all you need is an FLV-Player.

G8-Nachlese 3: ALB: "Wir lassen uns den Widerstand nicht verbieten!"

Geposted am 11. Juni 2007. Die Antifaschistische Linke Berlin (ALB) nimmt am 8. Juni Stellung zur Misshandlung von Demonstranten durch die Polizei...

Interview von Jürgen Heiser mit Robert R. Bryan: "Rassismus bestimmte Mumias Prozess"

Gepostet am 16. April 2007. Im Januar 2007 führte Jürgen Heiser (Atlantik-Verlag, Internationales Verteidigungskomitee IVK) anlässlich der Rosa-Luxemburgkonferenz in Berlin mit MumiaAbu-Jamals Hauptanwalt Robert Bryan ein Interview. Hier der von mir mit Bildern versehene Text auf Deutsch.

"Endphase im Kampf um Mumia Abu-Jamal" - Flugblattversion

Gepostet am 30. Juli 2007. Umfangreiches, auf einem Artikel für die "Rote Hilfe" basierendes Flugblatt zu Geschichte und Hintergründen der derzeitigen Situation Mumia Abu-Jamals. Getragen derzeit von "Freiheit für Mumia Abu-Jamal Heidelberg"; weitere Unterzeichner erwünscht!

Mass Incarceration: The Raw Numbers III

Posted on June 14, 2007. The statistics for 2001.

Eine Stimme aus dem Iran: "USA: Freiheit für Mumia! / Iran: Ein Kandidat für den Henker"

Geposted am 11. Juni 2007. Eine iranische Dichterin über die Todesstrafe im Iran und den USA.

Spurious Witnesses, Impossible Events: The March 29, 1982 Trial of Billy Cook for Aggravated Assault

Posted on July 6, 2007. This is the preliminary version of an analysis of a much neglected topic, namely the 1982 trial against Mumia Abu-Jamal's brother Billy Cook for aggravated assault. In it, I argue that Billy Cook, to, was probably framed for a crime he never commited. On the only legally relevant standard of guilt having to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, Cook was certainly innocent. Even more importantly, the trial showed how two of the most important witnesses against Abu-Jamal, namely, Cynthia White and Michael Scanlan, demonstrated at the Cook trial that they were totally unreliable and nothing they said could be believed. Comments and criticsms are welcome.

Robert R. Bryan on Democracy Now!, May 18, 2007 I

Posted on August 1, 2007. One day after the Philadelphia court hearing, Robert R. Bryan was interviewed byDemocrany Now! hosts Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales. This is the first part of the interview.

Dave Lindorff: "Mumia Case on Hold as Appellate Judges Deliberate"

Posted May 26, 2007. One of the first analyses of the May 17 hearing. It appeared on May 19 in the internet outlet OpEdNews.

The Case of Kenneth Foster

Posted on July 19, 2007. A young man is about to be executed - for driving a car from which a person emerged who later turned out to kill someone. That seems to be the essence of the case of Kenneth Foster, whom the State of Texas wants to kill on August 30. Read what Foster's supporters have to sayabout the case on Kenneth's website http://www.freekenneth.com/kennethscase.htm. And stay tuned, since the struggle for Kenneth Foster's life will go on

Spurious Witnesses, Impossible Events: The March 29, 1982 Trial of Billy Cook for Aggravated Assault - Word Version

Posted 070707. Word version of the previous article.

Melissa Maiellano: "The Case of Sacco and Vanzetti"

Posted on June 18, 2007. This is Melissa's extensive handout from her May 7, 2007 presentation on the famous death penalty case of the Italian anarchist immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti.

Michael Schiffmann: "Bericht von der Anhörung in Philadelphia"

Geposted am 25. Mai 2007, neu geposted am 31. Mai 2007. Hier mein Bericht von der Gerichtsanhörung Mumia Abu-Jamals vom 17. Mai 2007 in Philadelphia. Dies ist eine neue Fassung vom 31. Mai 2007.

Mass Incarceration: The Raw Numbers I

Posted on June 14, 2007. This posting as well as the following ones are supposed to give some bakground to the June 18 session of the summer seminar "Live from Death Row" at the English Department of the University of Heidelberg. These cold statistics were prepared by researchers for the United States Justice Department. Here are the U.S. prisoner statistics for 1999. This was the year when the number of incarcerated persons in the United States for the first time surpassed the 2 million mark.

G8-Nachlese 1: Presseerklärung der Bundeskoordination Internationalismus

Geposted am 11. Juni 2007. Eine etwas andere Sichtweise auf die "Gewaltdebatte" anlässlich des G8-Gipfels: eine Perspektive von unten.

Hans Bennett/Robert R. Bryan: "Abu-Jamal Attorney Responds to Philly DA"

Posted April 20, 2007. In a long interview with Philadelphia journalist Hans Bennett, Mumia Abu-Jamal's lead attorney Robert R. Bryan explains the current situation and elabotates why the prosection's motion for a recusal of the whole 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals cannot stand. It appeared on April 20, 2007 on ZNet, and before on www.mumia.org and other sites.

Hans Bennett Interview: Linn Washington, Jr. on Mumia, MOVE, and the Philly Media

Posted on June 18, 2007. On May 8, shortly before the 22nd anniversary of the Philadelphie MOVE massacre of May 13, 1985, Philadelphia journalist Hans Bennett did an interview with another Philadelphia journalist of, it may now be said that he himself admits his hair is greying, another generation. Read, and listen to, Linn Washington Jr.

Hans Bennett: "Mumia Abu-Jamal Oral Arguments Set For May 17"

Posted on April 3, 2007. As the final decision in Mumia Abu-Jamal's case draws nearer, Philadelphia anarchist journalist Hans Bennett summarizes the situation and what is at stake. This article was first circulated on April 1; the information contained in it is thus brand-new. Please also check out Hans' excellent website(s); for address, see the article itself.

Michael Schiffmann: "Hintergründe zum Fall Mumia: Polizeibrutalität und -korruption in den USA"

Geposted am 14. Juni 2007. Dieser Artikel ist eine revidierte und aktualisierte Fassung des Beitrags "Der Hintergrund: Polizeikorruption und -brutalität in den USA", der 2002 in der im Atlantik Verlag erschienenen Sammlung "Free Mumia! Dokumente, Analysen und Hintergrundberichte" erschien. Ich poste ihn hier in der Hoffnung, dass er hilft, die teilweise grotesken Vorgänge im Verlauf der Ermittlungen gegen Mumia Abu-Jamal 1981-1982 und dann während seines Prozesses im Sommer 1982 und der Anhörungen zur Wiederaufnahme seines Verfahrens 1995-1997 besser zu verstehen.

Amnesty International: "The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. A Life in the Balance"

Posted on May 7, 2007. Since it has been of such primary importance, I'm reposting here the February 2000 Amnesty International report on Mumia Abu-Jamal, "A Life in the Balance."

"Ein Hörbuch klärt auf", Rezension in der April-Nummer der Zeitschrift Vision

Geposted am 31. März 2007. Eine Rezension des neuen Mumia-Hörbuchs, die die sachlichen Aspekte auf knappem Raum gut zusammenfasst...

"Jury Rigging Laid Bare"

Posted on May 9, 2007. Here are excerpts from the famous Jack McMahon jury traing tape made in 1987. The video carried the signature of then Philadelphia District Attorney Ronald Castille, who is now on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In it, McMahon instructed prosecutors about how to purge the jury of African Americans, women, and "intelligent people" in general.

April 12 Abu Jamal Defense Response to Prosecution Motion for Recusal of the Whole 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals

Posted on April 16, 2007. The defense motion mentioned in the previous posting.

Michael: On Transformations 2

Posted on June 6, 2007. Some additional remarks on transformations as described on John Lyons' book.

Dave Lindorff: "Verdict Nullification?"

Posted May 25, 2007. That Dave Lindorff's article "Verdict Nullification" on the May 17 Mumia Abu-Jamal hearing could appear in the "Philadelphia city Paper" is a good sign. I want to note here that the subtitle "Like it or not, Mumia may get a new trial" is not his. Reader's commentaries will be posted in the next item on this website.

Juan Melendez: Wegen eines Fehlurteils in die Todeszelle

Geposted am 8. Juni 2007. Am Montag, den 11. Juni findet im Hörsal 13 der Neuen Uni in Heidelberg um 18 Uhr eine wichtige Veranstaltung zur Todesstrafe in den USA statt. Der Ex-Todeshäftling Juan Melendez wird dort über seine Erfahrungen als unschuldig zum Tode Verurteilter berichten. Juan Melendez war jüngst auch in der Johannes B. Kerner Show und hat dort höchst beeindruckend geschildert, was er erlebt hat und was er für die Zukunft plant.

"Seize the Time"

Posted on April 3, 2007. And here is this very moving song...

Gespräch mit Robert R. Bryan über die Gerichtsanhörung am 17. Mai 2007

Geposted am 27. Mai 2007. Einen Tag nach der Gerichtsanhörung in Philadelphia sprachen Juan Gonzales und Amy Goodman von der Sendung "Democracy Now!" mit Mumia Abu-Jamals Anwalt Robert Bryan. Hier die deutsche Übersetzung des Transkripts, die am 21. Mai in der "jungen Welt" erschien.

Handout Lyons Chapter 3 - The Bloomfieldians

Posted on June 1, 2007. Ines' presentation of chapter 3 of Lyons' book.

Berliner Mumia-Demo-Bündnis: Kommt zur Demo am 12. Mai!

Geposted am 9. Mai 2007. Hier der Text eines Radiobeitrags des Berliner Bündnisses für die Mumia-Abu-Jamal-Demonstration am 12. Mai 2007 in Berlin.

Innocent and Executed

Posted on May 25, 2007. If you think the unthinkable cannot happen, think twice and look up this document from the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.

Michael: On Transformations

Posted on June 1, 2007. A few remarks by myself on transformations as treated in Lyons' book.

Linn Washington: "Imus Isn’t the Only Issue to Address"

Posted April 20, 2007. Journalist Linn Washington writes on the right-wing campaign to deny the Abu-Jamal support movement avenues for their events. The article appeared on April 17, 2007, in the "Philadelphia Tribune."

Handout Lyons Chapter 7 - Transformational Grammar

Posted on June 1, 2007. Natalia's presentation of the difficult chapter 7...