Media Issues
Trial in Amadou Diallo killing is moved out of New York City
By Fred Mazelis, December 23, 1999
A five-member panel of the Supreme Court Appellate Division of New York State has ruled that the trial of the four police officers charged with the murder of West African immigrant Amadou Diallo in th...
Three prisoners set to die December 14 as US executions near 100 for the year
By Kate Randall, December 14, 1999
Three executions are scheduled in the US today. The state of Arkansas plans to put to death two men, Jack Greene and Andrew Sasser, and Robert Atworth is scheduled to die in Texas. These executions wo...
The Nathaniel Abraham case and the conditions facing Michigan's children
"Here is this mother begging for assistance and no one responds"
By Debra Watson, December 11, 1999
The recent murder trial of Nathaniel Abraham focused national and international attention on the treatment of children in the US, particularly in the state of Michigan. Thirteen-year-old Nathaniel was...
Four days of violence and death
Social conditions and tensions in the US take their toll
By David Walsh, December 8, 1999
These are a few events that took place in the US from Friday, December 3 to Monday, December 6.
Sentencing postponed for 13-year-old Michigan youth convicted of murder
By Jerry White, December 8, 1999
Sentencing for Nathaniel Abraham, the 13-year-old Michigan boy convicted of murder last month, has been postponed until January 13. On Monday Oakland County Probate Judge Eugene Moore granted motions ...
Letters on the Nathaniel Abraham verdict
December 3, 1999
The WSWS received the following letters on the case of Nathaniel Abraham, the 13-year-old convicted of second-degree murder in Pontiac, Michigan on November 16. Nathaniel, only 11 years old at the tim...
WSWS readers comment on Nathaniel Abraham verdict
November 23, 1999
Since the verdict in the Nathaniel Abraham case was delivered on November 16, the World Socialist Web Site has received a large volume of e-mail concerning our coverage of the case. Abraham, 13, is th...
13-year-old convicted of murder in Michigan: Harsh truths about a repugnant verdict
By David Walsh, November 23, 1999
The conviction of 13-year-old Nathaniel Abraham of second degree murder in Michigan's Oakland County on November 16 has provoked a strong reaction in many quarters, including a good deal of indignatio...
Larry Roberts discusses murder trial of 13-year-old Michigan youth
WSWS reporter interviewed on Seattle radio about Nathaniel Abraham case
By Jerry White, November 19, 1999
Larry Roberts, the World Socialist Web Site correspondent who covered the recent murder trial of 13-year-old Nathaniel Abraham, was interviewed Thursday by CBS radio affiliate KIRO in Seattle. Roberts...
Human rights advocates condemn murder conviction of 13-year-old Michigan child
By Jerry White, November 18, 1999
The conviction on Tuesday of 13-year-old Nathaniel Abraham for second-degree murder has been condemned by human rights and juvenile justice advocates. It has also been cited in the international press...
Michigan jury finds 13-year-old Nathaniel Abraham guilty of second-degree murder
By Kate Randall, November 17, 1999
After 15 hours of deliberation, a Pontiac, Michigan jury on Tuesday found 13-year-old Nathaniel Abraham guilty of the second-degree murder of Ronnie Greene. Abraham was found not guilty of three lesse...
"It's a tragedy for all of us," says Robin Adams
Shooting victim's mother opposes jailing of 13-year-old defendant in Michigan murder case
By Larry Roberts, November 17, 1999
Shortly before the guilty verdict was announced in the Pontiac, Michigan murder trial of 13-year-old Nathaniel Abraham, the World Socialist Web Site spoke to Robin Adams, the mother of Ronnie Greene, ...
