Native American activist Leonard Peltier said spending the rest of his life in home confinement after being granted clemency by former President Joe Biden is "as good as freedom," after Biden's own ...

“With time and the benefit of hindsight, I have realized that the prosecution and continued incarceration of Mr. Peltier was and is unjust. We were not able to prove that Mr. Peltier ...

The UN independent expert on the rights of Indigenous Peoples on Thursday welcomed the decision by outgoing US President Joe ...

The ailing Native American rights activist has been in prison for nearly 50 years after the U.S. government lied to put him there.

Many people have advocated for his release, including James H. Reynolds, the former U.S. Attorney whose office handled Mr. Peltier’s prosecution and appeal. Reynolds argued for clemency in a ...

Supporters of Mr. Peltier, who include tribal leaders, lawmakers and global figures, have long pushed for his release, arguing that he was unjustly convicted after an unfair trial. But former and ...

With one week left in office, the president could end his term with an act of mercy by granting clemency to the ailing Native American rights activist.

NDN Collective’s founder and chief executive officer Nick Tilsen, who has fought for Peltier’s clemency, is looking forward to Peltier going home, though he said officials have indicated Peltier may ...

The daughters of Mi’kmaq woman from Nova Scotia who was shot execution-style in 1975 see Leonard Peltier’s release as ...

Fifty years later, on his last day in office, President Biden granted clemency to Leonard Peltier, who murdered Williams. Mr. Peltier then fled to Canada, firing at Oregon State Police officers on ...