Sean Penn
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: Sean Penn testifies during the Advocating for American Jacob Ostreicher's Freedom after Two Years in Bolivian Detention hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 20, 2013 in Washington, DC.
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The Dakar Rally, one of the world's most prominent displays of freedom and tenacity of the human spirit, will be parading through Bolivia even as thousands of prisoners like Mr. Ostreicher sit in feces-filled cells, forgotten behind locked walls
International pressure could very well be what the president of Bolivia needs to be able to finally expel the malignant cancer of corruption that is killing both the Bolivian justice system and the thousands of innocent people like Mr. Ostreicher
Now, the worst, worst part of the night, at least after this circusMore quotes »
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Penn urges US to pressure Bolivia to free US man
-- Actor Sean Penn on Monday urged the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia to free an American businessman detained without charge since 2011 in a case that has drawn accusations he was the victim of corrupt local prosecutors.Penn said international pressure Read more »
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Sean Penn angers Bolivian politician
Sean Penn, a friend of Bolivian President Evo Morales, nonetheless angered the South American country's government after his call for the release of a U.S. businessman who has been imprisoned since 2011. Penn, known for his chumminess with Latin America's 11:59 AM from WMUR New Hampshire Read more »
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Bolivia lashes at Sean Penn over jailed American
PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's culture minister calls it actor-activist Sean Penn's "worst performance" ever. He isn't talking about a movie. Minister Pablo Groux is slamming Penn's proposal to a U.S. congressional subcommittee Monday that Bolivia be cut out from WETM 18 - NY Read more »
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Sean Penn pushing for the release of Brooklyn businessman held in Bolivia for nearly two years
for the release of a 54-year-old Brooklyn businessman who has been held without charge in Bolivia for nearly two years. Sean Penn warned lawmakers Monday that a Brooklyn businessman being held in Bolivia is a “Dead Man Walking.” The actor and activist said from New York Daily News Read more »
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Sean Penn May Join the Cast of Paul Thomas Anderson's Next Movie
Jena Malone, Martin Short, and Reese Witherspoon, but, according to Grantland, it just got a little more impressive: Sean Penn is apparently in talks to take up a role in the film. The role is unspecified, but there's speculation from Paul Thomas Anderson from Complex Read more »
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Celebvocate: Sean Penn testifies about American detained in Bolivia
an occasional series on celebrities who bring their star power to Washington on behalf of a pet causes . Monday’s visitor: Sean Penn . Sean Penn testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo) Event : House Human Rights Subcommittee from The Washington Post Read more »
