UPDATE! From the Boricua Human Rights Network:
As of today, there is no word from the United States Parole Board (USPC) regarding Oscar López Rivera’s release. Please continue to call-in, mail and fax letters. The USPC is telling callers that they must write (only write, not call or fax). PLEASE CONTINUE TO CALL, part of our instance on calling is to offset the conservative and reactionary callers that are calling every day.
CONTINUE TO FAX THE LETTERS! Here is a link to a petition you can send. We have experienced, and heard from others across different countries that the fax lines are jammed. It often takes up to 1 hour or more to get through. THIS IS GOOD NEWS. It means that we are overwhelming them with faxes! Sympathizers, activists, students and organizers from Puerto Rico, the US, Mexico, Panama, Australia and Venezuela have been faxing, calling and mailing letters.
OUR ESTIMATE is that, since Oscar’s parole hearing on January 5, OVER 7000 letters have been faxed and mailed. The USPC has stated to te media that they have never had a case like this, with so much activity. We need to continue to apply the pressure! Please continue to fax, and mail letters! Please continue to call ONCE A DAY, EVERY DAY, UNTIL WE HEAR FROM THE PAROLE BOARD.
For more information about Oscar, visit the National Boricua Human Rights Network. Oscar is represented by NLG Chicago attorney Jan Susler, of the People’s Law Office.
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