Clemency
Parrhesia as political resistance: the bishop that spoke truth to power

Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde called for “clemency” for migrants and LGBTQ+ people, utilizing an ancient Greek rhetorical act called parrhesia.

Biden commutes sentences of roughly 1,500 and pardons 39, as human rights organizations demand death penalty pardons

Biden commutes sentences of roughly 1,500 and pardons 39, but includes no current political prisoners who continue to languish behind bars

Movements call for release of the longest-serving US political prisoner

Leonard Peltier, who is imprisoned at the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Florida, is 77 years old and has served more than 46 years for a crime that he insists he did not commit.

US Political prisoner Leonard Peltier tests positive for COVID-19

Supporters are demanding hospitalization and clemency for one of the longest-serving US political prisoners following his COVID-19 diagnosis