Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace March 16, 2004 Dr. Al-Arian Not Permitted to Attend Hearing, Harsh Conditions Continue On Friday, Dr. Sami Al-Arian and his attorneys learned that he would not be permitted to attend a hearing in his case taking place this Monday, May 17. Dr. Al-Arian[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace April 10, 2004 Media report on Dr. Al-Arian inaccurate Tampa– On April 5, an Associated Press article appeared in several newspapers under the headline “Government filing says Al-Arian was briefly FBI informant.” The article’s first sentence states, “Federal prosecutors say a former professor[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace March 6, 2004 Dr. Al-Arian’s legal papers illegally seized Tampa— The deplorable treatment of Dr. Sami Al-Arian and Sameeh Hammoudeh by prison guards continued on Thursday, when the men faced a “shakedown” of their prison cell. During this process, guards wearing vests and[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Feb. 25, 2004 The Suffering Continues: A 70 mile, 20 hour Journey The suffering by Dr. Sami Al-Arian and his co-defendant Sameeh Hammoudeh extended to the one-year anniversary of their unjust arrest, as they endured a grueling forced transfer back to the oppressive[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Feb. 20, 2004 Events Mark One Year Anniversary of Al-Arian & Hammoudeh Imprisonment Please attend these events to show your support to political prisoners in the United States, punished for nothing more than exercising their First Amendment rights– and for standing up for[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace 2/16/04 Sameeh Hammoudeh Shackled while Praying TAMPA- On Friday Ryan Berry, head of the U.S. Marshal Services in Tampa, interrupted Sameeh Hammoudeh’s prayers, handcuffed him and placed chains around his waist. Hammoudeh, along with Dr. Sami Al-Arian, was praying one of the five[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace January 14, 2004Dr. Al-Arian Spends 46th Birthday in Captivity Tampa- Today Dr. Sami Al-Arian will spend his 46th birthday as a political prisoner in the maximum-security wing of Coleman Federal Penitentiary, a facility designed to hold convicted felons, not pre- trial detainees. Dr.[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Oct. 31, 2004Dr. Al-Arian To Be Sent Back to Coleman Dr. Sami Al-Arian, who has been at a local jail in Tampa, Florida for a few weeks, is due to be sent back to Coleman Federal Penitentiary in Coleman, Florida (75 miles north[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Juctice and Peace Nov. 15, 2004 Dr. Al-Arian to be Moved this Week Dr. Sami Al-Arian is scheduled to be sent back to the horrible conditions at Coleman Federal Penitentiary sometime this week. His return, previously scheduled for Nov. 2, was delayed slightly. It is possible[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Dec. 7, 2004Dr. Al-Arian Moved to Coleman Today Tampa– Sadly, today Dr. Sami Al-Arian and Sameeh Hammoudeh were moved from Orient Road jail (a local facility near their family in Tampa) to the maximum security wing of Coleman Federal Penitentiary, 75 miles away.[Read More…]
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