Leonard Peltier
Native American activist
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| 2025 | Documentary 'Free Leonard Peltier' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, directed by Jesse Short Bull and David France, covering Peltier's life, his role in the American Indian Movement, and the 1972 Trail of Broken Treaties event. |
| 2025 | Documentary 'Free Leonard Peltier' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, directed by Jesse Short Bull and David France, covering Peltier's life, his role in the American Indian Movement, and the 1972 Trail of Broken Treaties event. |
| February 18 2025 | Leonard Peltier begins home confinement after his sentence commutation, with potential plans to reside either on the Turtle Mountain Band reservation in Belcourt, North Dakota or with his sister Betty Ann. |
| February 18 2025 | Scheduled for release from prison. |
| February 18 2025 | Scheduled transfer and effective date of house arrest following sentence commutation. |
| February 18 2025 | Scheduled transfer and effective date of house arrest following sentence commutation. |
| February 18 2025 | Leonard Peltier begins home confinement after his sentence commutation, with potential plans to reside either on the Turtle Mountain Band reservation in Belcourt, North Dakota or with his sister Betty Ann. |
| February 18 2025 | Scheduled for release from prison. |
| January 20 2025 | Sentence commuted to indefinite house arrest by President Joe Biden. |
| January 20 2025 | Sentence commuted to indefinite house arrest by President Joe Biden. |
| July 2 2024 | Leonard Peltier was denied parole following his hearing. |
| July 2 2024 | Leonard Peltier was denied parole following his hearing. |
| June 10 2024 | Leonard Peltier had his first parole hearing since 2009. |
| June 10 2024 | Leonard Peltier had his first parole hearing since 2009. |
| June 8 2024 | Interviewed by Native News Online, with his attorney Kevin Sharp discussing his case. |
| June 8 2024 | Interviewed by Native News Online, with his attorney Kevin Sharp discussing his case. |
| April 2024 | The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) joined other groups in appealing for Peltier's parole, highlighting his severe health conditions including kidney disease, near-total blindness, and an untreated aortic aneurysm at almost 80 years old. |
| April 2024 | The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) joined other groups in appealing for Peltier's parole, highlighting his severe health conditions including kidney disease, near-total blindness, and an untreated aortic aneurysm at almost 80 years old. |
| February 6 2023 | Leonard Peltier made a renewed plea for clemency. |
| February 6 2023 | Leonard Peltier made a renewed plea for clemency. |
| June 7 2022 | The United Nations Human Rights Council's Working Group on Arbitrary Detention released a seventeen-page analysis of Leonard Peltier's detention, declaring it arbitrary and urging the US government to remedy his situation in accordance with international human rights norms. |
| June 7 2022 | The United Nations Human Rights Council's Working Group on Arbitrary Detention released a seventeen-page analysis of Leonard Peltier's detention, declaring it arbitrary and urging the US government to remedy his situation in accordance with international human rights norms. |
| July 9 2021 | James H. Reynolds wrote a letter to President Biden acknowledging the injustice of Peltier's prosecution and continued incarceration. |
| July 9 2021 | James H. Reynolds wrote a letter to President Biden acknowledging the injustice of Peltier's prosecution and continued incarceration. |
| August 1 2020 | Peltier withdrew from running for vice president of the United States on the Party for Socialism and Liberation ticket due to health reasons. |
| August 1 2020 | Peltier withdrew from running for vice president of the United States on the Party for Socialism and Liberation ticket due to health reasons. |
| June 8 2018 | Leonard Peltier filed a formal clemency request with President Donald Trump, as reported by KFGO Radio in Fargo, N.D. |
| June 8 2018 | Leonard Peltier filed a formal clemency request with President Donald Trump, as reported by KFGO Radio in Fargo, N.D. |
| January 2017 | The statue was disassembled and removed from the American University campus following a request by the FBI Agents Association president, with the university agreeing to help find another location for the artwork. |
| January 2017 | The statue was disassembled and removed from the American University campus following a request by the FBI Agents Association president, with the university agreeing to help find another location for the artwork. |
| January 18 2017 | President Barack Obama announced that he denied Leonard Peltier's application for clemency. |
| January 18 2017 | President Barack Obama announced that he denied Leonard Peltier's application for clemency. |
| 2016 | Leonard Peltier's health significantly deteriorated, with diabetes leading to impaired vision, kidney issues, and increased stroke susceptibility. |
| 2016 | Leonard Peltier's attorneys filed a clemency application with the White House's Office of the Pardon Attorney, while his supporters organized a campaign to convince President Barack Obama to commute his sentence. |
| 2016 | A statue of Leonard Peltier, based on a self-portrait he made in prison, was created by artist Rigo 23 and initially installed on the grounds of American University in Washington, D.C. |
| 2016 | Following complaints from the FBI Agents Association, the statue of Leonard Peltier was removed from American University and relocated to the Main Museum in Los Angeles. |
| 2016 | Leonard Peltier's health significantly deteriorated, with diabetes leading to impaired vision, kidney issues, and increased stroke susceptibility. |
| 2016 | A statue of Leonard Peltier, based on a self-portrait he made in prison, was created by artist Rigo 23 and initially installed on the grounds of American University in Washington, D.C. |
| 2016 | Following complaints from the FBI Agents Association, the statue of Leonard Peltier was removed from American University and relocated to the Main Museum in Los Angeles. |
| 2016 | Leonard Peltier's attorneys filed a clemency application with the White House's Office of the Pardon Attorney, while his supporters organized a campaign to convince President Barack Obama to commute his sentence. |
| December 13 2016 | Free Salamander Exhibit released their album 'Undestroyed', with a title track as a tribute to Peltier, featuring lyrics from his book Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sun Dance. |
| December 13 2016 | Free Salamander Exhibit released their album 'Undestroyed', with a title track as a tribute to Peltier, featuring lyrics from his book Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sun Dance. |
| 2014 | Leonard Peltier began being housed at Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Coleman, Florida. |
| 2014 | Leonard Peltier began being housed at Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Coleman, Florida. |
| 2012 | 'Bring Leonard Peltier Home in 2012' was a concert held at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, featuring numerous notable artists advocating for Peltier's release. |
| 2012 | 'Bring Leonard Peltier Home in 2012' was a concert held at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, featuring numerous notable artists advocating for Peltier's release. |
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