Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Jaan Gives a Shoutout to the PDC

Jaan Gives a Shoutout to Partisan Defense Committee's 2010 Annual Holiday Event.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Celebrate May 19th

With his latest audio commentary, Jaan shares a little revolutionary history, celebrating the freedom fighters of May 19th, Malcolm X, Ho Chi Minh and Augusto Sandino.



Friday, May 1, 2009

May Day Greetings

In honor of International Workers Day, Jaan has recorded this audio
greeting. Please have a listen, share it with friends, subscribe to the
podcast, etc.



Saturday, February 21, 2009

Jaan is Transferred




As of February 20th, we got word that Jaan has been transferred into the Federal system, and is in general population in USP-Tucson, in Arizona. Please drop him a line, letting him know we're keeping an eye on him, and that support will continue in his new location. It is always possible that he will be transferred again soon, as prisoners coming into the Fed's are generally not placed immediately in their long-term assignment. If you live in the Tucson area, please get in touch. You can write to Jaan at the following address:

Jaan K. Laaman (10372-016)
USP Tucson
U.S. Penitentiary
P.O. Box 24550
Tucson, AZ 85734

Remember, 'Freedom is a Constant Struggle!'

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Heads Up

Jaan's Massachusetts sentence ended on November 15th, 2008. Jaan was informed that on Monday, November 17th, he would be handed over to Federal marshalls, and transferred to a Federal facility to begin his 53-year Federal sentence. Monday came and went. Jaan was given a mattress, and sent back to his cell in the general population block. As of yesterday, he is still in Walpole, with no word of what's going to happen next.

In the event that Jaan does get transferred, we ask that all supporters be on the alert and ready to move in case there is any BS from the BOP. Transit is one of the most vulnerable situations for prisoners. Many abuses can and have been perpetrated against them en route from one concentration camp to the next. We are not specifically expecting anything in this case, but as they say: hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

It is likely to be a few months before Jaan lands to his next long-term location. He has been in Massachusetts for close to a decade now. Hopefully, comrades will step up and give him the local support he needs wherever he ends up.

Jaan's legal strategy continues. He is pleased to be leaving the Massachusetts DOC, but he really wants to be out, with his family, with his comrades. Freedom is a constant struggle!