Press Releases

Update on Dr. Al-Arian’s Health Status (4/23)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace April 23, 2008Subject: -[TBCJP]- Update on Dr. Al-Arian’s Health Status VIRIGINA– Earlier today, Dr. Sami Al-Arian, who is on the 52nd day of a hunger strike to protest government harassment, began to take a liquid nutritional supplement. Dr. Al Arian’s health has deteriorated[Read More…]

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Dr. Al-Arian Faces Shocking Abuse in New Facility (4/16)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace April 16, 2008Subject: -[TBCJP]- Dr. Al-Arian Faces Shocking Abuse in New Facility Yesterday morning, Dr. Sami Al-Arian was transported by immigration agents to the Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth, Virginia. Since arriving at the facility, he has been subjected to numerous, shocking[Read More…]

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Dr. Al-Arian Moved from Abusive Facility (4/15)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace April 15, 2008Subject: -[TBCJP]- Dr. Al-Arian Moved from Abusive Facility I. Dr. Al-Arian Moved from Abusive Facility II. Reminder about Al-Arian Press Conference Today! Dr. Al-Arian Moved from Abusive Facility ARLINGTON, Va.– Immigration officials on Monday afternoon removed Dr. Sami Al-Arian from the[Read More…]

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Abusive Treatment of Dr. Al-Arian Continues:Details of 36-hour Ordeal (4/13)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace April 13, 2008Subject: -[TBCJP]- Abusive Treatment of Dr. Al-Arian ContinuesDetails Emerge of 36-hour Ordeal As reported on Friday, Dr. Sami Al-Arian was transferred that day into the custody of immigration authorities, in compliance with a plea agreement that promised his deportation. He was[Read More…]

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Dr. Al-Arian Placed in Punitive Detention (4/12)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace April 12, 2008Subject: -[TBCJP]- Dr. Al-Arian Placed in Punitive Detention VIRGINIA– At 1 a.m. on Saturday, Dr. Sami Al-Arian was moved by hostile prison guards from a regular holding cell at the Howard County Detention Center in Jessup, Maryland, to the “Special Housing[Read More…]

by March 16, 2009 0 comments 2008

Sami Al-Arian Transferred to Immigration Custody (4/11)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace April 11, 2008Subject: -[TBCJP]- Sami Al-Arian Transferred to Immigration Custody VIRGINIA– Today, April 11, 2008, was the scheduled release date of Dr. Sami Al-Arian, according to the U.S. government, but he remains in prison. Earlier today, Dr. Al-Arian was transferred out of the[Read More…]

by March 16, 2009 0 comments 2008

New Youtube Video Highlights Al-Arian Case (4/3)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace April 3, 2008Subject: -[TBCJP]- New Youtube Video Highlights Al-Arian Case I. New Youtube Video Highlights Al-Arian Case We are proud to announce the newly-made gripping video which discusses the saga of Dr. Al-Arian on YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPdpxxBR2jk Please mark it as your favorite[Read More…]

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Media Roundup of Al-Arian Case, Hunger Strike (3/25)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Mar. 25, 2008Subject: -[TBCJP]- Media Roundup of Al-Arian Case, Hunger Strike On Thursday Mar. 20, more than two weeks after beginning a water and food strike, Dr. Sami Al-Arian began drinking water. He remains on a hunger strike. Throughout his strike, despite suffering[Read More…]

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Dr. Al-Arian Transferred to Virginia (3/18)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace March 18, 2008 Subject: -[TBCJP]- Dr. Al-Arian Transferred to Virginia ALEXANDRIA, Va.– Yesterday, Dr. Sami Al-Arian was transferred from the Federal Medical Center in Butner, NC back to the local jail in Warsaw, Virginia where he was held previously, to comply with a[Read More…]

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12 Days, No Water: Contact Prison Today! (3/14)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace March 14, 2008Subject: -[TBCJP]- 12 Days, No Water: Contact Prison Today! Even after being transferred to a federal medical facility, Dr. Sami Al- Arian still has not received water or been offered an IV. A doctor who examined him Monday said he is[Read More…]

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