Hybachi LeMar Shares Some Thoughts + Updates On Xinachtli
Hybachi LeMar Shares Some Thoughts + Updates On Xinachtli
This week, we’re sharing two segments: an interview with the recently released anarchist organizer and writer #HybachiLeMar, plus a member of the #Xinachtli Freedom Campaign speaks on the incarcerated elder’s condition in Texas prison
Today in Labor History April 18, 1977: Native American activist Leonard Peltier was found guilty of murdering two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation. However, he was actually framed by undercover FBI agents who were conducting counterintelligence on the reservation. During the trial, some of the government’s own witnesses testified that Peltier wasn’t even present at the scene of the killings. In 2017, President Obama denied Peltier's application for clemency. He was still in prison in 2025 and his health had deteriorated. On June 7, 2022, The UN Human Rights Council's Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found that Peltier’s imprisonment violates the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. President Biden, as one of his final acts as president, commuted his sentence to indefinite house arrest. In February 2025, he was released and transferred to the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in Belcourt, North Dakota.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #leonardpeltier #fbi #obama #AmericanIndianMovement #indigenous #prison #racism #nativeamerican #politicalprisoner #pineridge #biden
Xinachtli Freedom Campaign April Update
"Earlier this month, Xinachtli was transferred from Carole Young Unit to Estelle Unit in Huntsville, Texas.
His condition has worsened since the move. He can no longer walk on his own and has no way to move himself around. He has not received any of his books, letters, or other personal property that should have been transferred with him. He continues to be denied the regular physical therapy, B12 shots, and diet prescribed by UTMB doctors."
https://www.abcf.net/blog/xinachtli-freedom-campaign-april-update/
At 15, He Became One of #Russia’s Youngest Political Prisoners. He Now Faces New Charges. - The Moscow Times
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group Memorial has designated Turbin a #politicalprisoner, as part of what activists say is a growing trend of minors being targeted in politically motivated cases since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
More than 100 teenagers are currently facing prosecution in such cases, Memorial told The Moscow Times.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/15/at-15-he-became-one-of-russias-youngest-political-prisoners-hes-now-facing-new-charges-a92495

Arseny Turbin became one of the youngest political prisoners in Russia when he was arrested at age 15 in 2023. Described by his teachers as “intelligent, thoughtful and fair,” he is currently serving a five-year sentence on terrorism-related charges that he denies. Earlier this year, investigators opened a new criminal case that could extend the 17-year-old’s term by several more years.
#bahrain #usa #israel #iran : #politicalprisoner / #torture / #murder / #freedomofspeech
„Since the start of the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran, #HumanRightsWatch and #BIRD have documented Bahraini authorities’ increased #repression of free speech, including by detaining dozens of people for participating in peaceful protests, for protesting against the US and Israeli attacks in Iran, or for posting footage of the attacks on the social media.“
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/04/12/bahrain-sayed-mohamed-almosawi-dies-in-custody