I Refuse to DieSeven Stories Press, 2002 M11 5 - 368 pages As an activist, a journalist, and a member of the Kenyan parliament, wa Wamwere was framed and detained on three separate instances, spending thirteen years in prison, where he was tortured but not broken. His mother and other mothers led a hunger strike to free him and fellow political prisoners. Their efforts brought about a show trial where wa Wamwere was sentenced to four more years in prison and six strokes of the cane. Under such a sentence, others had died from abuse to body and spirit. But, buoyed by a growing chorus of international support, wa Wamwere refused his fate. And lived not only to tell, but to fight on."--BOOK JACKET. |
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 7 |
FOREWORD by Kerry Kennedy Cuomo and Nan Richardson | 9 |
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
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Peaceful Resistance: Advancing Human Rights and Democratic Freedoms Robert M. Press Limited preview - 2006 |