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Biden commutes life sentence of Leonard Peltier, Native American activist imprisoned for almost 50 years

The commutation will allow Peltier, who has long maintained his innocence in the killing of two FBI agents, to spend his remaining days in home confinement.

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Wray urged Biden not to commute sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier

Former President Biden commuted the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents, against the urgings of former FBI Director Christopher Wray.

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‘Free Leonard Peltier': President Biden's Commuting of Indigenous Activist Sends Sundance Doc Rushing for New Ending

Sundance: David France and Jesse Short Bull's film tackles the 50-year story of activism surrounding the contentious conviction of the prominent American Indian Movement leader, whose sentence was commuted just one week before the film's premiere.

A step toward justice and healing

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Clemency for Leonard Peltier: A step toward justice and healing

In the final hours of President Joe Biden’s term, he granted Leonard Peltier clemency through commutation, allowing him to serve his life sentence at home on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in North Dakota.

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Parallels between Marcus Garvey’s pardon and Leonard Peltier’s clemency

In his final hours as president, Joe Biden pardoned Marcus Garvey and commuted Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier’s life sentence to house arrest. Black and Indigenous activists celebrate these wins,

Leonard Peltier granted clemency, Cherokee Nation reacts

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'Free Leonard Peltier' is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. It's getting a new ending, just like its subject.

This is something that we always prepared for," producer Jhane Myers told Yahoo Entertainment about the documentary's ...

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Rage Against the Machine Celebrate Leonard Peltier’s Freedom

The band are longtime advocates for the imprisoned Indigenous rights advocate, who was granted clemency at the end of Biden's ...

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Biden commutes sentence of Leonard Peltier, Indigenous activist convicted in 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents

In one of his last acts before leaving office, former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist ...

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