Articles and Reports on Puerto Rican Grand Jury Resisters, Political Prisoners, Liberation Leader, and Independence Movement

In Florida, support for freedom for Puerto Rican political prisoner‎ (People's World, May 1, 2012)

Bond denied for defendant in 1983 Conn. robbery (Associated Press, April 26, 2012)

Niegan fianza a "machetero" acusado de robo mayor en EEUU (El Diario-La Prensa, 26 de Abril de 2012)

Nacionalista puertorriqueño negocia con fiscales de EEUU (Univisión, 23 de Abril de 2012)

Man charged in 1983 Conn. robbery seeks release (WTNH, April 22, 2012)

Aging Puerto Rico Nationalist Too Dangerous For Bail, Prosecutors Say (Fox News Latino, April 19, 2012)

Puerto Rican nationalist seeks release on bond (Associated Press, April 16, 2012)

Cuba Commemorates 75th Anniversary of the Massacre of Ponce (Radio Cadena Agramonet, March 23, 2012)

Líder nacionalista boricua busca apoyo en NY (El Diario-La Prensa, 17 de Marzo de 2012)

Regresa a NY exconfinado político puertorriqueño (El Diario-La Prensa, 14 de Marzo de 2012)

FALN bomb kills 4 at Fraunces Tavern, where George Washington said farewell to troops (New York Daily News, January 21, 2012)

2012, el año de la liberación de Oscar López Rivera (Claridad, 5 de Enero de 2012)

Exigen a Obama libertad de prisionero político puertorriqueño ‎(Prensa Latina, 4 de Enero de 2012)

New Communique from Puerto Rico's Revolutionaries LOS MACHETEROS (September 23, 2011)

New prison restrictions for PR nationalist (Associated Press, July 29, 2011)

Ricardo Alarcon Ratifies Cuba's Support for Puerto Rico's Independence (Ahora, July 12, 2011)

Boricuas exigen en Cuba libertad para independentista Oscar López (Prensa Latina, 1 de Julio 2011)

U.S. Marshal: Puerto Rican who complained of RI jail conditions was isolated for safety (Washington Post, July 1, 2011)

Pro-Independence Movement Thanks Fidel and Raul for their Solidarity with Puerto Rico (Cuba News, June 30, 2011)

Independentistas puertorriqueños exigen libertad para los Cinco (Prensa Latina, 29 de Junio 2011)

UN Asks United States to Give Independence to Puerto Rico (ABC Live, June 21, 2011)

Presentation to the United Nations Decolonization Committee Hearings on Puerto Rico (Monthly Review, June 21, 2011)

Comité de Descolonización aprobó resolución sobre Puerto Rico (El Nuevo Día, 20 de Junio, 2011)

ONU ampara independencia de Puerto Rico (TeleSUR, 20 de Junio 2011)

Special Committee on Decolonization - Puerto Rico: Part 2 (United Nations Webcast, June 20, 2011)

Special Committee on Decolonization - Puerto Rico: Part 1 (United Nations Webcast, June 20, 2011)

Cuba Insists on Puerto Rico's Right to Be Independent (Radio Cadena Agramonte, June 20, 2011)

Protesta a visita del presidente Obama (subVERSIONES, 15 de Junio 2011)

About 20 pro-independence protesters keep all-night vigil in Puerto Rico (Washington Post, June 14, 2011)

Jóvenes ocupan el Morro y reclaman la liberación de presos políticos (El Nuevo Día, 13 de Junio, 2011)

Acampan en El Morro en reclamo de que Oscar López Rivera sea excarcelado (Primera Hora, 13 de Junio, 2011)

El Súper llega, pero jóvenes siguen en El Morro (NotiCel, 13 de Junio, 2011)

Por la liberación de Oscar López Rivera (Claridad, 13 de Junio, 2011)

Seis arrestos en Puerto Rico en relación con Obama (El Diario-La Prensa, 13 de Junio 2011)

Arrestan a Tito Kayak por protestar contra Obama (El Nuevo Día, 13 de Junio, 2011)

Puerto Rican Independence Activist Pleads Not Guilty To 1983 Bank Robbery (Democracy Now, June 7, 2011)

Supporters call for release of Puerto Rican nationalist (Chicago Tribune, May 30, 2011)

Puerto Rican nationalist: Not guilty in big heist (Associated Press, May 20, 2011)

Freedom Month Solidarity with Puerto Rican Political Prisoners (Infoshop News, May 20, 2011)

Comité Descolonización de ONU estudiará el caso de Puerto Rico el 20 de junio (El Norte de Castilla, 18 de Mayo 2011)

FBI down to 1 fugitive in $7 million Conn. Heist (Associated Press, May 13, 2011)

Puerto Rico militant to face trial in Connecticut (Associated Press, May 13, 2011)

Cae histórico líder de Macheteros (El Diario-La Prensa, May 11, 2011)

FBI arresta a machetero Norberto González Claudio (El Nuevo Dia, 10 de Mayo 2011)

FBI arrests long-sought Puerto Rican militant (Associated Press, May 10, 2011)

Arrestan presunto Machetero (NotiCel, 10 de Mayo 2011)

Hay que poner a Oscar en la conciencia de los puertorriqueños (Claridad, 4 Abril 2011)

Island status plebiscite languishes in legislature (Puerto Rico Daily Sun, February 20, 2011)

No parole for former leader of Puerto Rican FALN group (Chicago Sun-Times, February 19, 2011)

Niegan libertad condicional a nacionalista puertorriqueño (Terra Perú, 18 Febrero 2011)

No parole for jailed Puerto Rican nationalist (Associated Press, February 18, 2011)

Behind a Push for Parole in Chicago, a Prisoner's Old Neighborhood (The New York Times, February 11, 2011)

Oscar (El Nuevo Día, 4 Febrero, 2011)

Nationalist says Cold War tactics are back (Puerto Rico Daily Sun, February 2, 2011)

Nacionalistas denuncian persecución federal (El Nuevo Día, 1 Febrero 2011)

FBI listened in on Puerto Rican reporters' calls (Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, December 17, 2008)

Puerto Rico questions U.S. subpoenas (The Guilfordian, September 6, 2008)

Puerto Rican activists facing repression (Socialist Worker, August 19, 2008)

Caso de independentistas boricuas será público (El Diario/La Prensa, 29 de Julio, 2008)

FBI Investigation of Pro Independence-Puerto Ricans (Latin Week NY, July 2, 2008)

Decidirán sobre audiencias en caso de activistas boricuas (El Diario/La Prensa, 29 de Junio, 2008)

Supporters Of Subpoenaed Puerto Ricans To Call On Federal Grand Jury To Stop The Repression (Release, June 24, 2008)

Federal Grand Juries Subpoenas as a Means of Intimidating the Rican Freedom Movement (VivirLatino, June 23, 2008)

Puerto Rican journalists win appeal in brutality case (La Prensa, June 19, 2008)

US revives grand jury probe of Puerto Rican independence activists (World War 4 Report, June 18, 2008)

Puerto Rican independence fighters denounce colonial rule (The Militant, June 13, 2008)

Committee on Decolonization today called [for] a process to Expedite Self-Determination for Puerto Ricans (June 10, 2008)

Puerto Rican Independence: Propelling the Agenda Forward In Spite of Political Repression (Ocasio Rivera, June 2, 2008)

Protest set as Puerto Rico activist subpoened (Workers World, May 28, 2008)

Protests hit repression of Puerto Rican independence activists (Fight Back! Newspaper, February 1, 2008)

FBI Witch Hunt Stokes Puerto Rican Independence Movement (AlterNet, January 31, 2008)

Puerto Rican Independence Movement under Attack in New York and San Juan (Monthly Review, January 28, 2008)

Constructing an enemy (El Diario/La Prensa, January 17, 2008)

FBI launches new attack on Puerto Rican movement (Workers World, January 17, 2008)

El pueblo es uno, no tres ni cuatro (Claridad, 17 de Enero, 2008)

Before and After the Subpoenas (Special to Virtual Boricua, January 15, 2008)

Grand jury testimony in Macheteros probe postponed (World War 4 Report, January 14, 2008)

Defend Puerto Rican independentistas! (PSL, January 14, 2008)

El Gran Jurado es un instrumento jurídico de control social (El Diario/La Prensa, 13 de Enero, 2008)

Posponen comparecencias de independentistas boricuas (El Diario/La Prensa, 12 de Enero, 2008)

Unitaria protesta contra el gran jurado federal (IndyMedia PR, 11 de Enero, 2008)

Pro-independence Puerto Ricans subpoenaed by NYC grand jury (Newsday, January 11, 2007)

Independentistas denuncian presión (El Diario/La Prensa, 11 de Enero, 2008)

3 Summoned to Federal Court For Suspected Ties To P.R. Independence Movement (Brooklyn Eagle, January 11, 2007)

Incógnita por citaciones al Gran Jurado (El Diario/La Prensa, 10 de Enero, 2008)

Grupos independentistas anuncian manifestación (El Vocero, 9 de Enero, 2008)

Habla con el jefe del FBI (El Nuevo Día, 9 de Enero, 2008)

FBI on fishy fishing expedition (New York Daily News, January 9, 2008)

National protests against against subpoena of Puerto Rican activists (World War 4 Report, January 9, 2008)

Anuncian protestas contra el FBI en seis estados (El Diario/La Prensa, 8 de Enero, 2008)

Statement on Grand Jury Harassment of the Puerto Rican People (Latin America Solidarity Coalition, January 7, 2008)

Call on Federal Grand Jury to Stop the Repression (Press Release, January 7, 2008)

Puerto Rico Leader: FBI Probe Political (The Associated Press, January 4, 2008)

On the Grand Jury Subpoenas (Gerena-Rochet, January 2, 2007)

New York: grand jury probes Puerto Rican activists (World War 4 Report, December 31, 2007)

Citan 3 jóvenes independentistas a Gran Jurado NY (El Vocero, 31 de Diciembre, 2007)

Protestas contra gran jurado (El Diario/La Prensa, 31 de Diciembre, 2007)

Federal Grand Jury Target Puerto Rican Independistas in New York (NYC Independent Media Center, December 30, 2007)

Independentistas listos ante ofensiva del Dpto. de Justicia (El Diario/La Prensa, 28 de Diciembre, 2007)

denuncian que se producirán arrestos de Independendistas (El Diario/La Prensa, 27 de Diciembre, 2007)

Puerto Rico Bearing Her Chains (New York Latino Journal, December 22, 2007)

Colonial Capitalism: Crisis and Response in Puerto Rico (NACLA Report on the Americas, November/December, 2007)

Statements on the Report by the "President’s Task Force on Puerto Rico’s Status” (December 2007)

Report By The President’s Task Force On Puerto Rico’s Status (December 2007)

Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007

FBI Files on Puerto Ricans

El Gran Jurado Federal (Red Betances, 18 de junio de 2003)

How to Handle Encounters with Law Enforcement: Grand Juries (Beat the Heat; AK Press, 2003)

September 23

Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)

Stop FBI Harassment
of the Puerto Rican Community

On April 16, 2008 in various parts of Puerto Rico, the FBI once again harassed and tried to intimidate the Puerto Rican independence activists. Two of the harassed are Miguel Viqueira, a marine biologist and Tania Delgado Soto, a young Puerto Rican lawyer. Both are members of the "Nueva Escuela" (The New School).

The New School identified those intervened as Miguel Viqueira and Tania Delgado Soto. "When Miguel was preparing to leave for work, several agents, armed and with bullet proof vests bearing the FBI initials, surrounded him and with a hostile and provocative attitude began to threaten him," said a press release.

"Although Miguel told them he had nothing to say to them and tried to close the door of his car to leave, they did not allow him to do so and continued insulting and threatening him. After a while they left without showing any judicial order for the intervention," the New School reported.

As for Delgado Soto, who is an employee of Cooperative Development, two men and a woman from the FBI in a white van stopped her.

"When she refused to accede to their demand that she cooperate, and when she insisted on calling her lawyers, they left," the organization added.

Héctor Pesquera, co-chair of the National Hostos Independence Movement (MINH), confirmed both interventions.

From his perspective, the FBI "is harassing the independence movement in its zeal to keep sending the message that they rule, and that this is a colony."

Edgardo Delgado Bras, Tania's father, said his 29 year old daughter called him to tell him what happened.

"This is a pattern; it's not isolated, to intimidate those of us who believe in independence," said Delgado Bras, also an attorney.

The FBI spokesperson specified that they intervened with people in Yauco, Peñuelas, Bayamón, Guaynabo and San Juan. No one was arrested.

The following persons will address the press:

1. Dylcia Pagan- ex-political prisoner and fighter for Puerto Rican Independence
2. Spokesperson for the Hostos Grand Jury Resistance Campaign
3. Spokesperson for ProLibertad
4. Spokesperson of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
5. Spokesperson for the PIP

Familia

If approached by agents of law enforcement.

You Are Only Required to Identify Yourself

You have the right to remain silent. You should do so.

Tell them " I am exercising my right not to speak with you without my attorney being present". Give them your lawyer’s number. If you do not have one, ask them for their information to give to a lawyer.

If approached, consult with an attorney before meeting, speaking on the phone, writing or in any way answering any questions.

Anything you say can be used against you. Their reports will reflect "their version" of conversations or statements allegedly made by you.

Lying to a law enforcement agent “is a crime.”

Do not appear before anyone for questioning, consent to any searches of your home or private property, surrender any evidence or in any way let yourself be involved in any aspect of any investigation without a court order and with your attorney.

If there is any "legitimate" reason, law enforcement agents can obtain a court order. Do not consent to anything without it.

Federal agents are harassing people by visiting them in their place of employment. They are using this method to "invite" people out to "just" talk over coffee.

Federal agents are lying to people they approach by telling them they just want to talk, attempting to engage them in conversation and then serving them with a subpoena. 

Do not let yourself be intimidated.

"KNOW YOUR RIGHTS"

How to Handle Encounters with Law Enforcement: Grand Juries (Beat the Heat; AK Press, 2003)