Demonstrators in front of the U.S. consulate in Milan urged Biden to pardon Peltier

Demonstrators gathered to call for Leonard Peltier's release in the center of Milan, Italy, on January 15, 2025. Several human rights organizations and prominent Italian intellectuals joined the Milan-based Comitato di Solidarietà con Leonard Peltier (Justice for Leonard Peltier Committee), which has long advocated for his freedom. More than 50 people chanted outside the U.S. Consulate, urging President Joe Biden to grant Peltier a pardon.

Photo courtesy of Joseph Fremder and Raffaello Signore

The flier announcing the protest in front of the U.S. consulate in Milan. The event was supported by a diverse group of activists, including veterans from the anti-fascist resistance of World War II, a bank union, two choirs, a group of anarchists, the local chapter of Amnesty International, and famous intellectual and klezmer singer Moni Ovadia.

January 17, 2025

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