VIEQUES, Puerto Rico — Twenty-five protestors who re-entered the U.S. Navy’s military training ground on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques were charged with trespassing and released without bail May 15. Those protesters were among 55 other demonstrators who were released May 14 facing similar charges. The protests have garnered support among Puerto Rican churches as well as from a number of mainland religious leaders.
During a pre-dawn raid May 4, armed federal agents removed more than 200 protestors from the training grounds. The demonstrators were protesting 60 years of military training on the island and vowed to continue fighting for the military’s withdrawal.
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