[31] in peace2
Lori Berenson (MIT '91)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (F. AuYeung)
Tue Jan 18 10:14:12 2000
Message-Id: <200001181514.KAA17243@dew-read-room.mit.edu>
To: peace2@MIT.EDU
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:14:04 -0500
From: "F. AuYeung" <auyeung@MIT.EDU>
by now, you might have heard of Lori Berenson, a MIT alum who has been
imprisoned in Peru for being associated with the freedom movement there.
this is a heavily political issue, and it's difficult for us to do
something about. however, as i see any one of us might find ourselves
in a similar situation, i think the MIT community and the US citizenship
have a duty to respond. during the course of the semester, i hope to
set up more lectures and also have regular meetings/discussions, when we
can better determine what course of action to take. meanwhile, you can
learn more about her at the website in the end.
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>From: Mark Berenson <MARBB@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
>To: James Williamson <tompaine@hotmail.com>
>Subject: LORI UPDATE
>Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 23:38:17 EST
>To All Supporters of Lori Berenson
> LORI'S HUNGER STRIKE
>
>The Peruvian prison authorities have announced, and the U.S. Embassy has
>confirmed, that Lori began a hunger strike on Tuesday morning, January 11th,
>the day that we were holding vigils across the country to protest her
>wrongful imprisonment.
>
>No one should be surprised that Lori decided to commence a hunger strike on
>the 11th of January -- after all, it was the fourth anniversary of her unjust
>conviction and sentence to life imprisonment. She is innocent and this
>wrongful act is something that is uppermost in her daily thoughts.
>
>Although the Peruvian media indicated today that Lori made demands upon the
>prison system, we want you to know that this is not true. The written
>statement Lori gave to the prison director makes no such demands. In it she
>confirms her commitment to human rights and outlines the violations of
>fundamental rights in the Peuvian prison system including complete isolation
>and the physical, moral, and psychological destruction of the prisoner.
>
>As Lori's parents, while we are not surprised, we are very anxious about her
>health, which is already impaired and undermined by spending these past four
>years under extremely harsh and debilitating conditions. We respect her
>courage and her commitment to her beliefs to help the poor, and end
>injustice and suffering.
>
>This is day 1,507 of wrongful incarceration
>
>
>
>Rhoda and Mark Berenson
>Information about Lori can be found on the Web at the following new site:
>WWW.FREELORI.ORG/
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