National Political Prisoner Coalition
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On January 15, 2026, a three‑judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a 2–1 decision that vacated a district court judgment ordering the release of Mah...
Immigrant‑rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra‑Ramirez was released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on December 22, 2025, after an immigration judge grant...
Imam Jamil Al-Amin, known earlier in his life as H. Rap Brown, died in custody on November 23, 2025. He was 82.
British commentator Sami Hamdi spent 18 days in immigration custody after the State Department revoked his visitor visa during a U.S. speaking tour and linked the action to his Mid...
A federal judge ruled that the administration’s policy targeting noncitizens over pro-Palestinian advocacy violated their rights.
Assata Shakur, the former Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army member who lived in Cuban political asylum for the last 41 years of her life, has died in Havana at the age...
The Salvadoran journalist has been held for more than 100 days after police arrested him while reporting. Every local charge was dropped and a judge granted bond, but ICE continues...
The National Political Prisoner Coalition today announced that it is building a free mobile app for iOS and Android — putting its database of more than 7,000 political prisoners, i...
The National Political Prisoner Coalition today launched the NPPC Quiz, a free five-minute interactive quiz that asks where you stand on dissent and state power, measures what you...
A new NPPC report on transnational repression — how governments reach across borders to silence exiles, journalists, and diaspora communities — built on Freedom House's research, w...
Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu faced two misdemeanor charges after displaying a protest flag during the February 2025 halftime show.
Federal and New Jersey officials have renewed a coordinated effort to force Cuba to surrender Assata Shakur, pairing an extradition bill and state resolution with new diplomatic pr...