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Libertad

Bi-lingual newsletters produced from 1979-1998 by the Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of war. Libertad’s primary mission was to organize support for Puerto Rican prisoners of war incarcerated by the United States. The newsletter details the incarceration and movement for the release of the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners & POWs.

Documents

LIBERTAD LIBERTAD
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1988Volume Number: Vol. IX-V MayFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Contents: The Task Before Us; Criminal Negligence and Human Rights; A Farewell to a Patriot; Capture of the Eleven Commemorated; I am Buried in Prison with You: Alejandrina.
LIBERTAD LIBERTAD
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarDate: 12/1992Volume Number: DecemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
International Human Rights Day; Join the Campaign!; Libertad - A New Phase; NYC Council Passes History - Making Resolution; Editorial Politics; NYC Resolution; Messages to the New York City Council.
LIBERTAD LIBERTAD
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1994Volume Number: SpringFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
40th Anniversary of the Attack on Congress/ 14th Anniversary of the Capture of Puerto Rican Prisoners of War. Inside: Editorial; 40 Years Later, the Nation Lives; Viva Puerto Rico Libre!; Message from Alberto Rodriguez; How Much Must we Wait? In Our Eyes, our fathers are Heroes; More Than Fourteen years in Prison; an Interview with Luis Nieves Falcon; Thirteen Years Older with no Oscar; Update
LIBERTAD: Special Issue LIBERTAD: Special Issue
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarVolume Number: Special IssueFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Special Issue: Contents: The Price of Struggling for Freedom; Psychological Torture- Violations of Human Rights in the United States; Six Women Incarcerated- Six Reasons to Struggle; The Ethic of Liberty; The Moral Strength of the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War; Poetry; Resolutions; Pardon - A Historical Precedent.