Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Feb. 1, 2007 TAMPA– Dr. Sami Al-Arian is now on his 11th day of a hunger strike to protest his continued mistreatment by our government. During this time, he has already lost 15 pounds. The Tampa-based Friends of Human Rights began a rolling[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Feb. 5, 2007 Dr. Sami Al-Arian is now on his 15th day of a hunger strike in his quest for justice. Thirty-eight people are now participating in a rolling Hunger Strike to show support for him. Those who would like to participate are[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace February 7, 2007 Dr. Al-Arian to Appear on Democracy Now On Wednesday, Feb. 7, the nationally-syndicated radio and television program Democracy Now! will feature a lengthy interview with Dr. Sami Al-Arian regarding his on-going hunger strike. Dr. Al-Arian’s eldest daughter, Laila, and Peter[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Feb. 8, 2007 Dr. Sami’s First Broadcast Interview Since Imprisonment Yesterday, Dr. Sami Al-Arian gave the first broadcast interview of his four-year imprisonment to the nationally syndicated television and radio show Democracy Now. As a result of the show, we received dozens of[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Feb. 12, 2007 TAMPA– Today Dr. Sami Al-Arian enters his fourth week of a hunger strike to protest government harassment and the prolongation of his imprisonment. Attorney General Gonzales promised to release Dr. Al- Arian and expedite his deportation last May. Ask him[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Feb. 15, 2007 Dr. Al-Arian Collapses, Moved to Medical Facility TAMPA- On Tuesday, the 23rd day of his hunger strike, Dr. Sami Al- Arian collapsed and was later awoken by medical personnel. Yesterday morning, Dr. Al-Arian was moved to a federal medical facility[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace February 19, 2007 TAMPA– Today is Day 29 of Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s hunger strike for justice. Since beginning the water-only, indefinite hunger strike, Dr. Al-Arian has been hospitalized and has lost over 30 pounds. Please see below an action alert/press release that was[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Feb. 26, 2007 TAMPA — Today marks the sixth week of Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s hunger strike for justice. He is now in a federal prison medical facility in Butner, North Carolina and has lost over 40 pounds. During the past two weeks, efforts[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace March 1, 2007 TAMPA — Today is Day 39 of Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s hunger strike for justice, in which he has lost 43 pounds. Please see below a column by The Nation magazine’s Alexander Cockburn published today, a story below that about the[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Mar. 12, 2007 DAY 50 of Dr. Al-Arian’s Hunger Strike TAMPA – Today is Day 50 of Dr. Al-Arian’s hunger strike for justice, in which he has lost 50 pounds. Despite a report last week stating that prison officials would force feed Dr.[Read More…]
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