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Famous protesters / arrested / imprisoned
| Name |
Arrest |
Imprisonment |
Remarks |
Celebrities
Natives of Vieques
| Mirta Sanes Rodriguez |
Yes |
? |
Sister of David Sanes Rodriguez. |
| Nilda Medina |
Yes |
Yes |
Cause of Vieques leader.
Leader of the Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques . |
| Robert Rabin |
Yes |
Several months |
Cause of Vieques leader.
Leader of the Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques . |
| Tito Kayak |
Yes |
One year (plus time served in New York) |
Found guilty of Criminal Trespassing after escalating the Statue of Liberty in order to place a "Peace for Vieques" sign. Attached himself once with handcuffs to a tank left as scrap on Vieques grounds. |
Native fishers of Vieques
Politicians
Religious
| Al Sharpton |
Yes |
? |
Reverend |
| Jacqueline Jackson |
Yes |
10 days [1] |
Wife of Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Imprisoned after refusing to post a $3,000 bond.
Placed on probation for 1 year.
Was placed in solitary confinement after refusing to be strip searched. |
| Rey Saliba Gonzalez |
Yes |
? |
Friar of the Franciscan Cappucino order |
Others
| Dennis Rivera |
? |
? |
New York Labor Leader
Paid $3,000 bail |
Famous supporters
People
Athletes
Celebrities
Nobel Prize Laureates / Winners
Politicians
Religious
| Bob Edgar |
Executive Director of the National Council of Churches |
Others
| Fernando Ferrer |
Bronx Borough President |
| "King" Hossein Zargaran |
Peacemaker |
| Margarita Lopez |
City Council member of New York |
Organizations
Political
Congressional Hispanic Caucus (United States Congress members), Puerto Rican Independence Party.
Puerto Rican
Friends of Vieques.
Religious
All the bishops of Puerto Rico.
Terrorist groups
Los Macheteros.
Others
Cuba's House of the Americas, Local 1199, New Black Panther Party.
See also
References
