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US court orders new hearing for death row campaigner by Fanny Carrier
A US federal appeals court on Thursday upheld the murder conviction against Mumia Abu-Jamal, but ruled the death-row campaigner cannot be executed without undergoing a new sentencing hearing.
The three-judge panel rejected Abu-Jamal’s request for a new trial but ruled the former radio journalist and Black Panther civil rights activist should either face a new hearing or have his sentence commuted to life in jail.
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Reacting to the decision, the Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition, who have campaigned for Abu-Jamal to be granted a fresh trial, described the ruling as a “devastating decision” and called for mass protests on Friday.
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