The Paris city council named U
The Paris city council named U
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The Paris city council named U.S. death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted for the 1981 slaying of a police officer, as an honorary citizen of Paris.
The show of solidarity with Abu-Jamal, a former Black Panther and journalist, came in a vote on December 4.
Celebrities, death penalty opponents and foreign politicians have rallied to Abu-Jamal's cause, calling him a political prisoner and saying he was railroaded by a racist judicial system.
The show of solidarity with Abu-Jamal, a former Black Panther and journalist, came in a vote on December 4.
Celebrities, death penalty opponents and foreign politicians have rallied to Abu-Jamal's cause, calling him a political prisoner and saying he was railroaded by a racist judicial system.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Los Angeles Times, 06/12/2001)
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