Ths SF8 went back to court on December 17th--it was concluded that the Preliminary Hearing will start June 8, 2009, and conclude September 3. The Preliminary Hearing is the process to determine whether or not there are grounds for the case to go to trial.

According to the blog at www.freethesf8.com:
"Both Herman Bell and Jalil Muntaqim are essentially locked down in the SF County Jail, and continue to have their rights to parole hearings in New York state denied.

There will be a preliminary examination of one witness on January 8 (time TBA) and the hearing on discovery on January 23 at 1:30."

Movimiento Laicos para America Latina (MLAL) is an Italian NGO working worldwide to promote sustainable change. In Bolivia, it focuses on food security issues and human rights, including the development of Qalauma, a new centre for young offenders, which is based on the Brazilian restorative justice prison model APAC (Association for the Protection and Assistance to the Condemned). MLAL is responsible for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the centre.

See www.isbolivia.org/blog or www.internationalservice.org.uk for more information or to apply for these posts.

Amnesty International announces the stay of execution granted to Troy Davis by the US Supreme Court's 11th Circuit Court of Appeals!

from Amnesty International's public announcement:

I am delighted to share some good news with you! Troy Davis
received a stay of execution based on a new last-minute appeal filed
this past Wednesday to the federal appeals court in Atlanta. As a

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