National Political Prisoner Coalition
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The Justice Department released a long-awaited report arguing that the Biden administration had egregiously weaponized a law that has historically been used to prosecute people who...
Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 1471 on April 6, 2026. The law creates a state designation process and new restrictions affecting organizations and students.
The March 2026 verdicts concerned the July 4, 2025 incident at an operating ICE detention center in Alvarado, Texas.
Kordia left the Prairieland Detention Center on March 16, 2026, after an immigration judge set bond at $100,000.
President Trump called for treason charges against news organizations over their coverage of the Iran war, drawing criticism from press-freedom advocates and members of Congress.
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The March 2026 dismissal request followed a court ruling allowing inquiry into whether the prosecution was retaliatory.
NPPC supports calls by Amnesty International and press-freedom organizations for the release of the Nashville journalist detained by immigration authorities.
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NPPC Mourns Paki Wieland, Peace Activist, 1943–2026
The National Political Prisoner Coalition remembers Paki Wieland, a longtime peace activist who served NPPC in an advisory role and died March 12, 2026, at age 82.
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Congressional Bill Introduced to Reform the Espionage Act
DETROIT – Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) introduced the Daniel Ellsberg Press Freedom and Whistleblower Protection Act to reform the Espionage Act to prevent its use an...
The expanded prosecution includes journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, who say they were covering the protest.
A federal judge in Boston ordered U.S. immigration authorities to restore Turkish national Rümeysa Öztürk’s record in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), a...
Nicolás Maduro has pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court to U.S. charges alleging narco-terrorism, drug trafficking and weapons offenses, setting up a pretrial fight expect...