‘Democracy Now!’: Saving Mumia Abu-Jamal
For 30 years, Mumia Abu-Jamal's case has loomed large in debates about the death penalty in America. This week, his story took a major turn with the news that the prosecution in his murder case would no longer push for his execution. "Democracy Now!" ran two stories on the development Thursday, including a clip of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu requesting his release.For 30 years, Mumia Abu-Jamal’s case has loomed large in debates about the death penalty in America. This week, his story took a major turn with the news that the prosecution in his murder case would no longer push for his execution. “Democracy Now!” ran two stories on the development Thursday, including a clip of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu requesting his release.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu Calls for Abu-Jamal’s Release (via YouTube):
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