There are many ways to define what is a political prisoner. The most well-known cases are those the national security state framed-up, or imprisoned with extreme sentences for an offense because of their political activism, such as George Jackson. Each period of struggle by the working class and oppressed peoples against ruling class control results some
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Black Lives Matter on Thursday referred to a former Black Liberation Army member serving a life sentence for the 1971 killing of an Atlanta police officer as a political prisoner.
The group called for Georgia authorities to properly treat Freddie Hilton, who has an infected leg, and urged followers to put pressure on Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Hilton s doctor. #KamauSadiki aka Freddie Hilton is a political prisoner & former Black Panther serving life at #AugustaStateMedicalPrison, the tweet read. His infected leg urgently requires antibiotics, NOT amputation! Tag @GovKemp & call Dr. Alston (706) 855-4700 to demand proper treatment now! #FreeKamau.