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Free All Political, Elderly and Covid-Infected Prisoners, Say Mumia Supporters
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
09 Mar 2021
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Margaret Kimberley · Free All Political, Elderly and Covid-Infected Prisoners, Say Mumia Supporters

Dr Johanna Fernandez and other advocates for Mumia Abu Jamal asked the city of Philadelphia to “stand with common humanity who face illness” and “bring our elderly population home, let them go.  They are sick, they have been held by an unjust system” – as is Abu Jamal, the nation’s best known political prisoner, who has contracted Covid-19. Dr. Fernandez said setting Mumia free is good medical practice, as well as justice.

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