Ep. 24: Heading to Trial: Freedom for Edwin & Raul!
29m | Sep 10, 2021On Monday, September 13, 2021, political prisoners Edwin Espinal & Raúl Alvarez will stand trial on trumped up charges stemming from the 2017 electoral crisis. Both were released from pre-trial detention in August 2019 but are not fully in the clear. The trial next week will determine whether they will be sent back to prison for 15 to 30 years.
Listen to a summary of the case and hear an interview with Edwin Espinal, the day after he was released from a maximum-security prison in 2019. Edwin describes the conditions inside the prison including how the relatively new maximum-security prisons in Honduras are similar to the US prison model.
To take action in support of Edwin and Raul, go to:
- bit.ly/edwinyraul - send a message to your Congressional rep
- bit,ly/edwinyraul2 - send a letter to the Honduran authorities
For more information and updates on the case:
Twitter: @EdwinLibertad
Facebook: Free Edwin Espinal Libertad
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Show notes: https://www.hondurasnow.org
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