St. Petersburg Times March 20, 2007 Gaunt Al-Arian shocks familyLink: Click here By Meg Laughlin Sami Al-Arian has been on a hunger strike for 58 days to protest being held beyond his prison sentence. On a water-only diet, he has lost 53 pounds. The former University of South Florida professor[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Mar. 22, 2007Day 60 of hunger strike TAMPA — Today is Day 60 of Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s hunger strike for justice, in which he has lost 55 pounds or more than 25 percent of his body weight. Please see below two recent articles[Read More…]
USF Oracle, 3/22/07 Link: Click here By David Guidi, Asst. News Editor Sami Al-Arian slumped forward in his wheelchair Saturday, reached forward and grasped a black chess piece to make his next move, as his wife, Nahla, looked on. His hand trembled, one of the many tolls exacted by a[Read More…]
The Nation editorial | posted March 22, 2007 (April 9, 2007 issue) Sami Al-Arian Link: Click here Dr. Sami Al-Arian could die in jail. The Palestinian computer professor is withering away in a North Carolina medical prison, where he was moved on day 24 of a hunger strike he began[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace March 23, 2007Dr. Sami Al-Arian Suspends Hunger Strike TAMPA- At the urging of his family, Dr. Sami Al-Arian has decided to suspend his 60-day water-only hunger strike for justice to begin a liquid-only fast. Dr. Al-Arian’s wife, Nahla, and his two youngest children,[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace June 21, 2007 Contempt Extended Four Months for Dr. Al-Arian ALEXANDRIA – Today in a closed hearing in federal court Dr. Sami Al- Arian was ordered held until at least October, which will mark nine months since he was held in contempt, half[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace August 7, 2007 Dear friends, Dr. Sami Al-Arian remains in jail in Warsaw, Virginia, where he is being held in contempt. Judge Gerald Lee is able to lift the contempt at any time, which would allow Dr. Al-Arian to complete his sentence and[Read More…]
The New York Sun BY JOSH GERSTEIN – Staff Reporter of the Sun September 12, 2007 Link: Click here JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A federal appeals court is struggling with the case of a former Florida college professor who admitted to aiding Palestinian Islamic Jihad but later insisted that his plea[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace October 22, 2007 I. Dr. Al-Arian Denied Relief II. Nobel Peace Center Exhibition on Al-Arian Case III. “USA vs. Al-Arian” Screenings in NY, Los Angeles I. Dr. Al-Arian Denied Relief Dr. Sami Al-Arian appeared in federal court on Wednesday, October 17 at a[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Dec. 13, 2007Subject: -[TBCJP]- Judge Lifts Al-Arian Contempt ALEXANDRIA, VA – A federal judge finally lifted the civil contempt status from Dr. Al-Arian at a hearing held in Alexandria on Thursday. Dr. Al-Arian will now begin serving the remaining four months of his[Read More…]
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