Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace July 29, 2006 Dr. Al-Arian Appeals Judge’s Unconstitutional Sentencing TAMPA- Last Thursday, Peter Erlinder, an attorney for Dr. Sami Al-Arian filed a brief in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that the May 1 sentence by Judge James Moody was unconstitutional. Following[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace May 11, 2006 Dr. Al-Arian Suffers Under Deplorable Prison Conditions Tampa- The persecution of Dr. Sami Al-Arian in the U.S. prison system continues. Last Thursday, May 4, Dr. Al-Arian was hauled from Orient Road Jail in Tampa at 3:45 a.m. to a federal[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Nov. 13, 2005A Political Prosecution: Closing Arguments TAMPA– Closing arguments in the case of Dr. Sami Al-Arian and his co-defendants began on Monday, November 7 with prosecutors admitting the evidence in the case was circumstantial. The government has alleged that Dr. Al-Arian’s legitimate[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Aug. 7, 2005 Court Transforms into”Reader’s Theatre” Tampa- Dr. Sami Al-Arian and his co-defendants’ trial will enter its third month tomorrow, Monday, Aug. 8. Below are reflections about the trial from one court observer. The Al-Arian Trial Continues The strange trial of Dr.[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace July 27, 2005 Witness Describes Life Under Israeli Military Occupation TAMPA– Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s trial entered its seventh week on July 25. Throughout the trial, many observers have noted that the government has been giving jurors a distorted, inaccurate and biased representation of[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace July 17, 2005 Pancakes, Not Brigades: Week 5 of the Dr. Sami Al-Arian Trial Tampa— On Thursday, July 14, observers at Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s trial in Tampa were shocked when a government translator admitted under cross examination that he wrongly translated an Arabic[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace July 2, 2005 Four Weeks, No Evidence Tampa— The trial of Dr. Sami Al-Arian and his co-defendants has entered into a one week recess for the Fourth of July holiday. Court will resume Monday, July 11. Below is a recap of the first[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace June 9, 2005 Dr. Al-Arian’s Trial Begins Tampa— Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s trial began on Monday, June 6, 2005. A lunch-time rally was held in his support outside of the federal court house in Tampa. The sponsor of the rally, Friends of Human Rights,[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace May 26, 2005 Dr. Al-Arian Denied Change of Venue Tampa— Earlier this week, Dr. Sami Al-Arian was denied a change of venue in his case, despite providing strong evidence that 10 years of biased, inflammatory media coverage by the Tampa Tribune has prejudiced[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace May 19, 2005 Dr. Al-Arian’s Jury Selection Reveals Excessive Bias Tampa— Following three days of jury selection in the trial of Dr. Sami Al-Arian, it became apparent that the concerns of defense attorneys were realized, as many jurors demonstrated extreme bias. The possibility[Read More…]
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