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Public Hearings held at the Multi Use Center of Vieques 17th June 2003

Vieques cleanup could spur more protests -- and jailings 15th June 2003

Schumer, Rivera and Carrion to Feds 2nd June 2003

Vieques civil disobedient Ismael Guadalupe Torres is placed in the hole 2nd June 2003

Last Vieques civil disobedient to be released from prison on 10 June 26th May 2003

Special Report from the Peace and Justice Camp 24th May 2003

DOD Environmental Exemptions Heading to House and Senate Floor 17th May 2003

Work for Peace on Vieques Continues 16th May 2003

Report from the Peace and Justice Camp 15th May 2003

Some call Vieques home 12th May 2003

European solidarity with Vieques 12th May 2003

Vieques' cancer rates higher than Puerto Rico's 10th May 2003

Viequenses travel to the Federal Jail to support prisoners for Peace 8th May 2003

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Congratulates Puerto Rico on Military Exit 2nd May 2003

U.S. Navy Bombing on Vieques Now Ended 1st May 2003

Vieques parties, yearns for cleanup 28th April 2003

The Struggle for Peace and Justice in Vieques Continues 28th April 2003

Kaho'olawe Island, Hawai'i: Lessons for Vieques April 2003

Report from the Peace and Justice Camp 17th April 2003

Viequenses demand participation in committee 17th April 2003

Navy exit from Vieques seen as merely a start Islanders fear environmental and health legacy 14th April 2003

Vieques activist at UN Human Rights Commission in Switzerland 2nd April 2003

Celebrate to Continue the Struggle 25th March 2003

Viequenses reject Acevedo Vilá position and demand return of lands 11th March 2003

Pentagon Considers Environment Exemptions 10th March 2003

Viequenses support concentration, Peace on Earth, No War! 10th March 2003

Demands of the Vieques community organizations 26th February 2003

Declaration by Nilda Medina Committee during Protest against War in Iraq 15th February 2003

Viequenses mark end of maneuvers with renewed committment to continue the struggle 7th February 2003

Navy Says It Holds Last Planned Vieques Exercises 6th February 2003

Viequense solidarity for sentenced disobedients 4th February 2003

Message before the Federal Tribunal, Hato Rey 3rd February 2003

Cleanup Debated As Navy's Time On Vieques Nears End 2nd February 2003

Intense calendar of work for the CRDV 1st February 2003

Vieques activities in the US 31st January 2003

Viequenses denounce excessive and abusive sentences given to civil disobedients 30th January 2003

Viequenses begin new year with civil disobedience 29th January 2003

Viequenses denounce secret negotiations about the Eastern part of the island 28th January 2003

U.S. Navy announces date of bombing exercises on Vieques island; governor objects 27th January 2003

Navy drops 200,000 pounds of bombs on Vieques in two weeks of practices 26th January 2003

Six of seven civil disobedients arrested - 22nd January 2003

Local fight to reclaim land won't stop when bombs do 20th January 2003

More disobedients enter bombing zone 20th January 2003

Viequenses declare period of mourning during military maneuvers 17th January 2003

International support for peace on Vieques continues 16th January 2003

U.S. Navy Begins Vieques Exercises, Possibly Last 13th January 2003

Vieques Community Organizations in Struggle for Peace 13th January 2003

Puerto Rican Groups Vow To Continue Vieques Protest 13th January 2003

Report from the Peace and Justice Camp 12th January 2003

Socialist Workers Movement prepares two new brigades while civil disobedientes from September serve sentences in jail 12th January 2003

Thousands March for Vieques in San Juan, Puerto Rico 12th January 2003

Navy to End All Vieques Training on May 1 11th January 2003

Viequenses walk for peace and life 10th January 2003

Viequenses denounce police complicity in new round of Navy bombing 9th January 2003

Navy to renew bombing in Vieques on Monday 9th January 2003

Viequenses struggle to end bombing and for participation in decontamination and future planning processes 8th January 2003

Three Kings Report from the Peace and Justice Camp 6th January 2003

Comptuex 03-2 31st December 2002

Report from the Peace and Justice Camp 7th December 2002

Viequenses denounce threat of increased environmental damages and greater restrictions against fishermen 2nd December 2002

Opening of Cartoons for Peace on Vieques 1st December 2002

Viequenses denounce military helicopter attack 25th November 2002

Navy software could afffect Vieques bombing trials 25th November 2002

Viequenses organize for decontamination 24th November 2002

International work continues for peace on Vieques 18th November 2002

Report from the Peace and Justice Camp 18th November 2002

Milivi Adams Dies 17th November 2002

Report for the Peace and Justice Camp 11th November 2002

Just in from the Peace and Justice Camp 10th November 2002

Vieques, Puerto Rico/ US imperial Navy sends scolding to colonial governor 31st October 2002

Vieques Peace and Justice Camp asks for help 31st October 2002

Vieques Civil disobedient Imac Morales 28th October 2002

Support for Vieques peace prisoner, Imac Morales 28th October 2002

Viequenses urge people not to lower the guard 20th October 2002

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members demand action from Bush on Vieques 18th October 2002

45 Members of Congress ask President Bush for official action on Vieques 18th October 2002

FOIA Request from CRDV on Chemical Weapons Testing in Vieques 14th October 2002

Viequenses demand full truth on chemical weapons and immediate cessation of bombing 11th October 2002

Letter to Mr Bush 2nd October 2002

New York City Council Resolution on Vieques 27th September 2002

NY Officials Join McCall and Mehiel Against Military Operations on Vieques 6th September 2002

U.S. Navy fires tear gas at demonstrators protesting military exercises on Vieques 5th September 2002

Engel condemns upcoming Vieques Bombing urges Bush to issue Executive Order 3rd September 2002

Puerto Rico Gov. Laments Navy Plan 20th August 2002

Over twenty Members of Congress demand Executive Order on Vieques from Bush 16th August 2002

Letter from Congresswoman Nita Lowey to President Bush 25th July 2002

Press Release and Letter from Congressman Joseph Crowley to President Bush 25th July 2002

A Call to Action for Peace in Vieques 23rd July 2002

Vieques Update 22nd July 2002

Letter from Congressman Bob Filner to President Bush on Vieques 15th July 2002

Navy Fires up Gas Machine Against the Peace and Justice Camp 5th July 2002

Health in Vieques: A Crisis and its Causes 24th June 2002

Vieques at Military Toxics Project Press Conference on Capitol Hill 19th June 2002

Statement from the Vieques Prisoners for Peace 12th June 2002

Politicians support Vieques at Puerto Rican Parade in New York 10th June 2002

Admiral says training in Gulf, South offers advantages over Vieques Island 4th June 2002

Press Release 22nd May 2002

Thousands of Feet of the US Navy Fence is Torn Down 22nd May 2002

Report from the Federal Jail 22nd May 2002

Press Release 20th May 2002

Campaign to adopt a Vieques Prisoner of Conscience 15th May 2002

Weekly Report 13th May 2002

Probe Urged After Vieques Tear-Gassing 26th April 2002

Navy Celebration Ends Up in a Brawl 25th April 2002

Puerto Rican Honored for Forest 22nd April 2002

Navy Drone Washes Up in Puerto Rico 14th April 2002

Letters from Congressmen to President Bush, requesting an executive order on Vieques 10th April 2002

Vieques Protesters to Remain Jailed 8th April 2002

A Different Kind of 'Terrorism' on Vieques 8th April 2002

Pictures from Vieques 7th April 2002

Police Gas Anti-Navy Demonstrators 6th April 2002

Four Protesters Detained on Vieques 4th April 2002

Committee For the Rescue and Development of Vieques Press Release 2nd April 2002

Report from the Peace and Justice Camp 2nd April 2002

Navy resumes bombing exercises in Puerto Rico 1st April 2002

Viequenses respond to military threat 1st April 2002

Resolution to Reaffirm the Determination of the People of Vieques 29th March 2002

Text of letter on Vieques by the Honorable Ronald V. Dellums 28th March 2002

Letters to the President about Vieques 28th March 2002

Letter from Congressman Rod Blagojevich 26th March 2002

Documents from the Peoples Assembly of the CRDV 26th March 2002

Vieques Libre Editorial 20th March 2002

The struggle for peace in Vieques continues 16th March 2002

A Call to Action for Peace on Vieques 15th March 2002

Vieques: Is It Needed by the Navy? February 2002

Viequenses denounce military detonations 4th February 2002

An Alternative To Vieques 4th February 2002

Sacrifice for Vieques 23rd January 2002

USS Kennedy poses grave danger for Vieques and Puerto Rico 4th January 2002

Viequenses struggle every day for peace 3rd January 2002

Happy New Year without the Navy 31st December 2001

Viequenses denounce congressional decision and vow to continue struggle 11th December 2001

Report from Vieques Peace and Justice Camp 11th December 2001

25 Countries sign declaration for peace on Vieques 9th December 2001

Washington Alert 6th December 2001

Report from the Vieques Peace and Justice Camp 17th November 2001

Live or inert bombs, there will be civil disobedience 17th November 2001

Navy seeks permit to destroy coastal resources 16th November 2001

Anniversary of the Death of Angel Rodríguez Cristóbal 10th November 2001

NJ Declaration for Peace on Vieques 10th November 2001

Report from the Vieques Peace and Justice Camp 10th November 2001

Dramatic Increase in Radiaition in Vieques 9th November 2001

Navy Flees from Referendum 8th November 2001

Total Support and Solidarity for the Zenon Family 2nd November 2001

Vieques Activist, Son Plead Innocent 2nd November 2001

End of moratorium on civil disobedience in Vieques 31st October 2001

Vieques: Not One More Bomb, Not One More Bullet 17th October 2001

Navy Postpones Nov. Referendum on Vieques 17th October 2001

The President can -and should- issue an Executive Order on Vieques 17th October 2001

Report from the Peace and Justice Camp 15th October 2001

A Shout for Peace 23rd September 2001

Vieques Bombing Exercises to Begin 19th September 2001

Viequenses announce moratorium in solidarity with victims of attack in Washington and NY 12th September 2001

Puerto Rico Notified of Next Bombing 8th September 2001

Vieques Not Needed For Navy Maneuvers 6th September 2001

Report from the Peace and Justice Camp 31st August 2001

Tito Kayak Held in Infrahuman Conditions 14th August 2001

Actor Sentenced in Vieques Protest 14th August 2001

Vieques Mayor Sentenced in War Games Protest 14th August 2001

International Delegation visits Vieques 13th August 2001

Urgent Call for Civil Disobedience 20th July 2001

Hundreds rally to get Navy out of Vieques 20th July 2001

Vieques Man Sees Victory vs. Navy 11th July 2001

The Continued Bombing of Vieques 9th July 2001

Navy looks at Fallon as Vieques alternative 8th July 2001

RFK Jr. Sentenced in Vieques Case 4th July 2001

U.S. Founding Fathers Trespass into the Vieques' Military Zone 4th July 2001

On Pedro Colon's Arrest 3rd July 2001

We Bombed In Vieques 1st July 2001

Lawmakers blast Vieques decision, say developers have eyes on prime land 28th June 2001

Jesse Jackson's Wife Gets 2 More Days 27th June 2001

Urgent call for civil disobedience 22nd June 2001

US Acts of Aggression Intensify 22nd June 2001

US Legislators Urge Quick End to Vieques Bombing 21st June 2001

U.N. Approves Vieques Resolution 21st June 2001

Viequenses score victory with civil disobedience 21st June 2001

Vieques Protesters Stop Bombing Run 20th June 2001

Tito Kayak Probation's Revoked 20th June 2001

Viequenses in the bombing range 20th June 2001

Vieques Civil Disobedience Continues 20th June 2001

Protesters Break Into Vieques Range 18th June 2001

Prisoners of Conscience to begin Fast 17th June 2001

International Delegation in Solidarity with Vieques 17th June 2001

United States Legislators call for immediate end to bombing in Vieques 16th June 2001

Secretary of the Navy Briefing on Vieques 15th June 2001

It's Same Verse, Second Chorus 14th June 2001

Position of Viequenses on 2003 cessation of bombing 14th June 2001

Bush Says US Navy to End Vieques Training 14th June 2001

Virtual Sit-in for Vieques Declares Victory 14th June 2001

Report from the Justice and Peace Camp 13th June 2001

Virtual Sit-In for Vieques 13th June 2001

Statement from the Justice and Peace Camp 11th June 2001

Demands of the people of Vieques to the US Navy 11th June 2001

Viequenses Jailed for Civil Disobedience 5th June 2001

Congress hears of NAVY abuses on Vieques 5th June 2001

Call to Participate in Civil Disobedience and Support Actions 4th June 2001

Vieques Civil Disobedience at the United Nations 31st May 2001

Rev. Sharpton Begins Hunger Strike 29th May 2001

Viequenses praise Rev. Sharpton and PR leaders in NY for pro Vieques actions 23rd May 2001

Vieques leader, Ismael Guadalupe, released from Guaynabo federal prison 23rd May 2001

Sharpton in Jail for Vieques Protest 23rd May 2001

Postal Addresses of the Vieques' Political Prisoners 17th May 2001

Independence leader sentenced for trespassing 16th May 2001

Vieques Suporters Arrested at the United Nations 15th May 2001

Amnesty International & Vieques 9th May 2001

Vieques Wins The Eleventh Round 9th May 2001

Vieques' struggle intensified 9th May 2001

Battered reefs blamed on Navy 6th May 2001>

U.S. Navy's Assault on the Puerto Rican Island of Vieques/One-Stop Bombing 6th May 2001

Viequenses concerned and in solidarity with jailed protesters - Recent Statements by CPRDV 6th May 2001

Ismael Guadalupe Ortiz 6th May 2001

Professor on Hunger Strike 4th May 2001

Tito Kayak's Found Guilty in New York While his Dad is Arrested in PR 1st May 2001

World needs to understand Vieques, activist actor says 1st May 2001

Abuses Against Demonstrators in Vieques 30th April 2001

Navy Halts Vieques Bombing for a Day 29th April 2001

U.S. Navy Fires Pellets and Tear Gas in Vieques 29th April 2001

Navy Bombing on Vieques Disrupted 28th April 2001

Civil Disobedience at Vieques 28th April 2001

Protests Curb U.S. Navy's Training in Vieques 28th April 2001

Navy Bombing Drill Begins in Vieques 27th April 2001

Puerto Rican Celebrities Ask Bush to Stop the Bombs 27th April 2001

Protesters Sneak Into Vieques Bombing Range 27th April 2001

Letter to Bush from the P.R. Bar Association 26th April 2001

Reef Study Intensifies Rift Over Vieques 26th April 2001

The Navy Way on Vieques 26th April 2001

Puerto Rico's Woman Governor Takes on U.S. Navy 22nd April 2001

11 US Religious Leaders Ask Bush to Get Navy out of Vieques 18th April 2001

Press statement from Dr James W. Porter 17th April 2001

Two Years and a Referendum 15th April 2001

Call to Action in Defence of Peace for Vieques 14th April 2001

Activities in New York 14th April 2001

New York State Assembly Unanimously Supports Vieques 29th March 2001

Vieques: Bombs have killed many civilians 28th March 2001

Human Rights Activists visit Vieques 26th March 2001

Viequenses paralize ATSDR proceedings 15th March 2001

Nobel Peace Laureate Joins Vieques' Caravan 10th March 2001

Navy Won't Bomb on Vieques for Now 1 March 2001

Cancer surge on bomb range island 4th February 2001

Depleted Uranium and Vieques 23rd January 2001

Puerto Rican Senate Passes Resolution Calling on Clinton to Permanently Halt Bombing in Vieques 17th January 2001

Calderon To Press Clinton on Vieques 15th January 2001

Women for Peace and Justice for Vieques block Recruiting Station 13th January 2001

Puerto Rico Wants Uranium Probe 12th January 2001

Report from the Peace and Justice Camp 6th January 2001

Viequenses prepare for new round of civil disobedience actions 2nd January 2001

A Christmas Note from Camp Peace and Justice and Camp Luisa Guadalupe 25th December 2000

Viequenses stop Navy construction project 21st December 2000

Ronald Dellums intercedes on behalf of Vieques 21st December 2000

Letter from the Mayor of Vieques to First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton 20th December 2000

Denounce Navy Bombing on Vieques 6th December 2000

Hundreds of protesters take down Navy fence in Vieques 22nd October 2000

Viequenses prove incapacity of the Navy 21st October 2000

Civil Disobedience amid NATO excercises 19th October 2000

Former Head of Pentagon's DU Project Condemns Contamination of Puerto Rico 14th June 2000