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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: 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.
LIBERTAD LIBERTAD
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1998Volume Number: WinterFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Contents: 100 National and International Prominent Personalities to Sign Declaration for Amnesty for Puerto Rican Political prisoners; Target: Pentagon Activists Demand Amnesty for Imprisoned Patriots; Puerto Rican Libratory educator Accused by FBI; Freedom Caravans gather Momentum for December 10th; IPOC to Commemorate Human rights Day at UN; Catholic Bishop Gumbleton Moved by Visit with Women POWs; A Report on the Conditions of Incarceration of the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners and the Campaign for Their Release, Mindful of the Release of Political Prisoners Throughout the World;
LIBERTAD LIBERTAD
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1998Volume Number: FallFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Special Fiesta Boricual Edition; Grand Jury Attacks; Victory for the Campaign; 100 Years Later: We Marched as a Nation!; Religious Update; Excerpts from July 25th Rally; The Struggle to Win; Editorial: 1998 is Not Over Yet; Alberto Writes from Texas; Area Briefs; Thank you from the Bruderhof
LIBERTAD LIBERTAD
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1997Volume Number: SummerFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Contents: Lolita Lebron at the UN; Junk Journalism and the Attack on the Puerto Rican Community by Oscar Lopez Rivera; My Perspective of the Recent Vigil/Fast by Edwin Cortes; Statement from the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners; News briefs from the Religious Community.
LIBERTAD LIBERTAD
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1998Volume Number: SpringFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Contents: National Hero Rafael Cancel Miranda in the US to promote Prisoner\'s Release; National Call to Washington DC on July 12th, 1998; The FBI Attacks Again; We Need Activism, Not Protagonism; The COINTELPRO Attack on the Campaign; An Analysis; Jericho 98; the Human Rights Problem in the World Today, Is Right Here in the USA!; Message by POW Adolfo Matos; Religious Community Update
LIBERTAD LIBERTAD
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1995Volume Number: SummerFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Contents: News briefs; The Campaign for the Release of the Imprisoned Puerto Rican Patriots: Foundations and Perspectives; When the Struggle for Parole is an Act of Futility by Edwin Cortes; How I See It by Oscar Lopez Rivera.
LIBERTAD LIBERTAD
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1996Volume Number: SpringFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Puerto Rican POWs & Political Prisoners Let Them Go! Inside: Briefs; The Patriots Speak; Reviews and Publications;
LIBERTAD LIBERTAD
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1995Volume Number: SpringFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
15 Years is Long Enough: News Briefs; Editorial; Statements: Alberto Rodriguez; Carmen Valentin; Lucy Rodriguez; Alicia Rodriguez; Gulag ADX Florence by Oscar Lopez Rivera.
LIBERTAD LIBERTAD
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1990Volume Number: Vol. XI-III AprilFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
10 Years of Struggle. Contents: Perspective by Elizam Escobar and Alberto Rodriguez; Letters from Haydee Beltran; Interviews with William Morales; Exclusive Interview with William Morales Part 2; Alberto Rodriguez; Special Section: 10th Anniversary POW Capture.
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.