IFJ 12 March 2021
USA: IFJ calls for release of Mumia Abu Jamal
Mumia Abu-Jamal, an African-American journalist with close ties to the Black Panthers, who has spent nearly 40 years in prison, has tested positive for Covid. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has backed calls from US (NWU) and French (SNJ, SNJ-CGT) affiliates for his immediate release amid growing fears over his health. Credit: MANDEL NGAN / AFP
Abu-Jamal, 66, is currently being held for life without parole at the Mahanoy Penitentiary in Pennsylvania. He suffers from severe respiratory difficulties and has to deal with serious heart failure, as well as debilitating skin problems.
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Etats-Unis Mumia en danger : il faut le faire libérer, plaide son médecin
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Mumia Abu-Jamal, un journaliste en danger
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Mumia has COVID-19 – the only treatment is his freedom!
By Betsey Piette posted on March 9, 2021
Word has come that Pennsylvania political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal has tested positive for COVID-19. Supporters learned of the diagnosis March 3, as they were gathered in front of the office of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner to call for Abu-Jamal’s release and that of all incarcerated people over 50, who are vulnerable to premature death from COVID-19 and other illnesses.
Johanna Fernandez speaks outside the Philadelphia DA’s office, March 3.
Johanna Fernandez, with the Campaign to Bring Mumia Home, received word from Abu-Jamal’s medical attorney Robert Boyle confirming a diagnosis all had feared. Abu-Jamal, who had been hospitalized to remove excessive fluid from his lungs, was also diagnosed with congestive heart disease.