Update on the Fight to Free Leonard Peltier: This Is Our Impact

[Dahr Jamail] We've published hundreds of stories like this in 2016. All donations are tax-deductible and go directly to our modest budget. [Click here to donate.] [Click here to donate.] (Truthout is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN: 20-0031641) Native American activist Leonard Peltier has spent nearly four decades of his life in prison for a crime he maintains he did not commit. During his trial, evidence was withheld by prosecutors and death threats were sent to witnesses and their families. Peltier never had a chance against the federal government. Since his imprisonment, Native organizers have led a longstanding campaign working tirelessly to [Free Leonard Peltier]. Truthout recently published my article, ["Will Obama Grant Leonard Peltier His Last Chance at Freedom?"] in which I make it very clear that if President Obama fails to grant Peltier executive clemency, he will most assuredly die in prison, given what is coming on January 20. Two days after we published my article, Peltier's spokesman Jack Magee phoned me and asked me to thank Truthout and share two very positive pieces of news. "Your article really got the ball rolling," Magee told me about these latest developments, before going on to let me know that Nelson's Mandela's attorney, Denis Kuny, had read the article and joined the campaign to free Peltier as a result. Kuny mentioned that he was shocked by how Peltier has been treated during his time in prison, and said it was far beyond anything Mandela had ever faced. Magee also mentioned that Peltier was overwhelmed by the positive response and support he had received from supporters as a result of the article, and thanked Truthout for publishing it. This is the impact that investigative journalism can have. Thanks to [your support], Truthout has published hundreds of stories like this in 2016, stories that have spread information and inspired people to take action. We’re committed to doing even more of this vital work in 2017. The challenges and likely opposition ahead demand we work courageously and relentlessly. If you haven’t already, will you [click here] and donate towards independent journalism's future? You can also donate by check, made payable to: Truthout, P.O. Box 276414, Sacramento, CA 95827 (Please include your email address on your check.) Or call in your donation: (213) 489-1971 Yours, Dahr Jamail, Staff Reporter [Support Truthout with a tax-deductible donation ] Please add [messenger@truthout.org] to ensure you receive our messages Truthout is a proud member of the Newspaper Guild/CWA, Local 36047  [Subscribe] | [Unsubscribe] [Privacy Policy]   [The Newspaper Guild]