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Eve Tetaz

Released
Date of birth:06. 09. 1931
Date of death:07. 06. 2023
Age:91 Deceased
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:2000s
State:District of Columbia
Support
Anti-War
Eve Tetaz

Biography

Eve Tetaz was a retired Washington, D.C. public school teacher who became a prominent peace-and-justice activist, repeatedly committing nonviolent civil resistance against the Iraq War, torture, and the Guantanamo detentions. Arrested some eleven times in 2007 alone and roughly a dozen more times in 2008-2010, she refused to pay fines and served a series of jail sentences — including 7 days (2007), 5 days (2008), 25 days (2010), and 60 days in the D.C. Jail after a 2012 banner protest at the U.S. Supreme Court. She was active with Code Pink, the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance, and Witness Against Torture.

Case

Charges: Nonviolent civil resistance — anti-war, anti-torture, and Guantanamo protests (unlawful assembly / disorderly conduct / failure to obey)
Sentence: Served repeated jail terms (e.g. 7, 5, 25, and 60 days) for refusing fines and probation Verdict as recorded: Yes — convicted multiple times (2007-2012)
Convicted: Yes