Cynthia McKinney: US democracy not reflective of the people

Cynthia McKinney: US democracy not reflective of the people


Mumia Abu-Jamal, a former Black Panther, was convicted of gunning down a Philadelphia police officer more than 28 years ago. On June 19th, 2009 former US Presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney wrote a letter to US Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a Civil Rights investigation. Holder never responded and McKinney maintains that there are two sets of justice standards for black and white Americans

Lindorff: Kangaroo court convicted Mumia Abu-Jamal

Lindorff: Kangaroo court convicted Mumia Abu-Jamal

A federal appeals court is hearing arguments concerning the sentence of death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal, a case that has been in court for almost three decades. David Lindorff, the author of Killing Time: An investigation into the death row case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. Lindorff went to the protests in Philadelphia and says Mumia Abu-Jamal has used up all his appeals and would have to come up with new evidence to gain a new trial

Mumia Abu-Jamal's lawyer: US death penalty hypocritical

Mumia Abu-Jamal's lawyer: US death penalty hypocritical


Famed political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal is on death row awaiting another trial that will debate his punishment that was imposed on him so many years ago. Robert R. Bryan has specialized in death-penalty litigation for three decades including a former lead attorney for Mumia Abu-Jamal. He believes the US is hypocritical in its human rights position because of its use of the death penalty

British protest in support of Mumia Abu-Jamal - Exclusive

British protest in support of Mumia Abu-Jamal - Exclusive


Check out this exclusive footage of protesters in London supporting of death row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal in front of the US embassy in the UK

Mumia Abu-Jamal fights for life, justice

Mumia Abu-Jamal fights for life, justice


The world's most famous death row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal was arrested almost thirty years ago in Philadelphia over charges of murdering a police officer. Since then he has become a symbol of an unfair and corrupt US justice system. RT's Anastasia Churkina reports from Philadelphia