‘Free Leonard Peltier' Review: Engaging Doc About Activist Accused of Killing Two FBI Agents in 1975 Is Timelier Than Ever
It's the sort of twist no screenwriter would dare invent: "Free Leonard Peltier," a persuasively well-researched and often infuriating documentary about the American Indian Movement activist convicted nearly a half-century ago of killing two FBI agents,
‘Free Leonard Peltier’ Review: Doc About Imprisoned Indigenous Activist Is Timelier Than Ever, but Leaves Too Much Unexamined
Jesse Short Bull and David France's documentary tells Peltier's story all the way through President Joe Biden's commutation.
Celebration and criticism follow Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier’s prison sentence commutation
The 11th hour clemency of Leonard Peltier has touched off a wave of joy, but it also brings pain to those who believe he should remain in prison for murder.
‘Free Leonard Peltier': Surface-Level Doc about Imprisoned Indigenous Activist Could Have Gone Much Deeper
Sundance: Jesse Short Bull and David France's documentary about the American Indian Movement member who was imprisoned since 1976 for killing two FBI agents is a disappointment.
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.
Biden Grants Leonard Peltier Clemency in Killings of FBI Agents
Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
'I'm going home': President Biden gives clemency to Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier
Former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who had been imprisoned for nearly 50 years, on Jan. 20.
As He Awaits Release From Federal Prison, Leonard Peltier Is Still in Danger, Advocates Say
The warning comes after the joyous twist of clemency for the Indigenous activist, as shown in a Sundance film premiering ...
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The Arc of Justice Bends Toward Leonard Peltier
President Biden's decision to commute Leonard Peltier's sentence after nearly five decades of imprisonment represents a ...
Biden, on His Way Out the Door, Grants Clemency to Leonard Peltier
Leonard Peltier has his life sentence commuted by President Biden during one of his last acts in the White House.
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 ...
'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 ...
Lindsey Graham Says Trump Was Wrong to Pardon Violent Jan. 6 Rioters
The South Carolina Republican told CNN that he “did not like” how Trump pardoned people who “beat up cops,” and suggested he ...
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Sunday Commentary: Biden Commuted a Record Number of People – Did He Go Far Enough?
Then there was President Trump’s move to pardon most of the January 6 insurgents – not just the people one could reasonable ...
With strongmen on the march, Jacinda Ardern’s new film touts ‘empathetic leadership’
At Sundance with her film 'Prime Minister,' New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern stopped by The Times' studio in Park City to discuss ...