“I have already suffered 11 years of unjust and cruel detention as a political prisoner.”
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Sisters in the struggle
These young women are among the many children of activists who have taken their parents’ place in the fight for justice and democracy.
NDFP consultants convicted of ‘trumped-up’ charges
The decision was based solely on the testimony of Bayani Domingo, who claimed to be a former member of the New People’s Army before he surrendered to the military in 2006.
Andrea Rosal cleared of last false charges, says lawyer
There is no more legal basis or impediment to hold Andrea Rosal in custody.
Police bars judge trying Tiamzon spouses from entering Crame
“It is ironic that our letter signed by the judge was honored. But the judge herself was not allowed to enter.”
Portrayal | Exhibit gives faces to ‘the invisible’
The human rights group Karapatan currently holds an art exhibit to bolster its campaign to free political prisoners all over the country. “Portrayal” shows over 50 portraits of political prisoners — people whom the group said government tries to keep “inconspicious and invisible across history.” The Maximillian Gallery along Tomas Morato in Quezon City hosts…
Tea
(for Sharon Cabusao) I came to know you through tea. We usually had tea during or after meals, while sampling tidbits we shared from our lives, taking a break from our agenda. I came to know you through tea. You brewed herbs for your medicine, then set an alarm for it, for you often forgot…
Groups seek CHR intervention for detained activist-writer et al
“If they cannot be released, then we appeal that they would be transferred to an accessible facility.”
Rosanna Cabusao, an activist, writer, women’s rights advocate, mother
“It was as if they were after Osama Bin Laden. Sa ganda kong ito? Pambihira naman.”
Spirit of freedom captured in poetry
“Ericson Acosta was physically in prison but his creative imagination and his political resistance soared above dismal conditions and made him free.”
‘Call for release of political prisoners does not end with Pope’s visit’
Pope Francis has already left the country, but the Aquino government has yet to release a single political prisoner.