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Famous protesters / arrested / imprisoned
| Name | Arrest | Imprisonment | Remarks |
|---|
| Edward James Olmos | April 28, 2001 | 20 days | Actor Paid $3,000 bail |
| Danny Rivera | Yes | Few months | Singer |
| Robert Kennedy, Jr | April 28, 2001 | No | Enviromentalist lawyer Paid $3,000 bail |
| Robi Draco Rosa | April 28, 2001 | No | Singer / Songwriter, former Menudo |
| Felix Trinidad | No | N/A | world champion boxer |
| Rigoberta Menchu | No | N/A | Nobel prize winner |
| Ricky Martin | No | N/A | Singer/former Menudo |
| Mirta Sanes Rodriguez | Yes | ? | Sister of David Sanes Rodriguez |
| Robert Rabin | Yes | Several months | Cause of Vieques Leader |
| Tito Kayak | Yes | One year (plus time served in New York) | Cause of Vieques leader |
| Carlos Zenon | Yes | Yes | Cause of Vieques Leader |
| Ismael Guadalupe | Yes | Yes |
| Damaso Serrano | Yes | ? | Mayor of Vieques at the time |
| Jose Rivera | Yes | ? | City Council member of New York |
| Luis Gutierrez | Yes | Yes | United States Representative |
| Norma Burgos | Yes | Few months | Puerto Rican Senator |
| Nydia Velazquez | Yes | ? | United States Congresswoman |
| Roberto Ramirez | Yes | ? | |
| Ruben Berrios | Yes | No (due to health conditions) | Puerto Rican ex-Senator |
| Maria De Lourdes Santiago | Yes | One month | PIP party leader, El Nuevo Dia columnist |
| Al Sharpton | Yes | ? | Reverend |
| Rey Saliba Gonzalez | Yes | ? | Friar of the Franciscan Cappucino order |
| Dennis Rivera | ? | ? | New York Labor Leader Paid $3,000 bail |
| Tito Kayak | Yes | ? | Found guilty of Criminal Trespassing on the Statue of Liberty |
| Name | Remarks |
|---|
| Carlos Delgado | All-Star MLB player |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | Golf player PGA & Senior Tour Champion |
| Felix "Tito" Trinidad | Boxer AMB & FIB Junior-Middleweight Champion |
| Ivan Rodriguez | All-Star MLB player |
| John Ruiz | Boxer NABF & WBA Heavyweight Champion |
| Juan "Igor" Gonzalez | All-Star MLB player |
| Roberto Alomar | All-Star MLB player |
| Benicio del Toro | Actor / Oscar Winner |
| Jose Feliciano | Singer / Composer Grammy Award Winner |
| Marc Anthony | Singer / Actor Grammy Award Winner |
| Martin Sheen | Actor |
| Ricky Martin | Singer Grammy Award Winner |
Nobel Prize Laureates / Winners
| Dalai Lama | Nobel Peace Prize Winner |
| Oscar Arias | Nobel Peace Laureate Former President of Costa Rica |
| Rigoberta Menchu | Nobel Peace Prize Winner |
Politicians
| George Pataki | New York Governor |
Members of Congress / United States Senators
| Anibal Acevedo Vila | Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico |
| Charles Rangel | Congressman of New Jersey |
| Charles Schumer | Senator of New York |
| Edolphus Townes | Congressman of New York |
| Elliot Engle | Congressman of New York |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton | Senator of New York |
| John Corzine | Senator of New Jersey |
| Nancy Pelosi | Congresswoman of California |
| Robert Menendez | Congressman of New Jersey |
| Bob Edgar | Executive Director of the National Council of Churches |
| 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
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