‘Free Leonard Peltier’ documentary hits festival circuit ahead of Peltier’s release from prison
Documentarians worked quickly to change up the ending of 'Free Leonard Peltier' after Biden commuted Peltier's sentence.
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What we saw at Sundance 2025: 14 great docs, from epic to Pee Wee
Unprecedented Paul Reubens, a Deaf rebellion, Leonard Peltier's life, dying in SF, and more real life from the 41st film fest.
Kentucky lawmaker points to Biden pardons as reason to limit governor powers
A Kentucky lawmaker is hoping his quest to limit the pardon powers of governors in his state has gotten a jolt of momentum ...
Breakout Sundance films and key takeaways from this year’s festival
Film wasn’t the only thing on people’s minds at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, which comes to a close Sunday in Park ...
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Freedom for ‘Q Shaman’ and Justice for Leonard Peltier Are Mutually Exclusive
One of President Biden’s final acts as US president was to grant clemency to American Indian Movement (AIM) activist Leonard Peltier (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe), who will be released into home arrest ...
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Today it’s 49 years in prison for Peltier, will get out Feb. 18, no rush
What is 49 times 365? 17,885. It would be 17,885, but he also had 13 leap years… Leonard is still in prison. Biden signed on ...
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A Hard Knock Radio Conversation: Leonard Peltier’s Commutation with Attorney Jenipher R. Jones
Leonard Peltier, a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM), was convicted in 1977 for the deaths of two FBI agents. Activists and human rights organizations have long argued that his conviction ...
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Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier
Just moments before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. Peltier was ...
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Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents
WASHINGTON (AP) — Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier will return home nearly half a century after he was imprisoned for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. President Joe Biden commuted Peltier ...