All posts tagged "Oscar López Rivera"

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  Comptroller detects ‘ambiguities’ in use of San Juan public funds

  Municipality reportedly disbursed over $280,000 for 22 events

  • Posted August 15, 2017
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  Oscar López Rivera booed and cheered at Puerto Rican parade

  Stood atop float, waving to crowd, pounding his chest and shouted, 'This is for the Puerto Rican people!'

  • Posted June 11, 2017
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  Oscar López Rivera to march, but not as Puerto Rican Day parade honoree

  March sponsors that pulled out, AT&T, Coca-Cola and Goya Foods, hadn't changed their minds Friday afternoon

  • Posted June 2, 2017
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  Oscar López Rivera asked to decline Puerto Rican Day Parade homage

  Sen. Carmelo Ríos insists the controversial move has divided Puerto Ricans

  • Posted May 30, 2017
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  Despite losing sponsors, Puerto Rican parade organizers insist on honoring freed nationalist

  Companies and organizations have retrieved sponsorship over controversy

  • Posted May 23, 2017
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  Puerto Rican Day Parade organizers support honoring Oscar López Rivera

  The move has caused controversy among those who argue the nationalist orchestrated terrorist acts

  • Posted May 22, 2017
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  Puerto Rican Independence Party welcomes Oscar López Rivera

  The nationalist was freed after serving 35 years in prison for seditious conspiracy

  • Posted May 18, 2017
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  Oscar López freed from custody after 36 years

  Says independence militants didn't hate Americans but sought justice, sovereignty for Puerto Rico

  • Posted May 17, 2017
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  Terrorist or hero? Puerto Rican nationalist to be freed

  Oscar López Rivera spent more than three decades behind bars for his role in a violent struggle for independence

  • Posted May 16, 2017
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  NPP Majority Leader: Stop Taking Advantage of Oscar López

  Accused political figures of exploiting the political prisoner for personal gains

  • Posted February 11, 2017