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<font size=3><b>Update to political prisoner supporters in the U.S. on
the eve of Yu Kikumura's release<br><br>
</b>After nearly 20 years in U.S. supermax prisons, Yu Kikumura,
political prisoner, Japanese anti-imperialist and lifelong supporter of
the liberation of Palestine, is scheduled to be released from Federal
Bureau of Prisons custody on Wednesday, April 18th. He is a
Japanese citizen and therefore will be transferred to Immigration Customs
Enforcement (ICE) custody in Denver, Colorado. Yu has waived his
right to a deportation hearing and anticipates his deportation to Japan
soon after April 18th.<br><br>
Friends, family and supporters in Japan are anxiously awaiting his
return, however, his future in Japan is unclear. There are
indications that the Japanese government may arrest him for any number of
things that they are working hard to dig up from decades ago as they,
like the U.S., see him as a political activist and an anti-imperialist.
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It's important that we be prepared to intervene in support of Yu as well
as pressure the authorities in Japan in support of his liberty and return
to his community and family after 20 years of captivity. <br><br>
For more information about Yu and his personal and political history,
check out<br>
<a href="http://www.abcf.net/la/laabcf.asp?page=lapp-pow" eudora="autourl">
http://www.abcf.net/la/laabcf.asp?page=lapp-pow</a>#<br><br>
For more information about his release and how you can support him in
following his release from U.S. captivity, please contact his friends and
supporters in Japan at: numazo@nifty.com<br>
<a href="http://kyuen.ld.infoseek.co.jp/about/index_e.html" eudora="autourl">
http://kyuen.ld.infoseek.co.jp/about/index_e.html<br><br>
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