CommonDreams.orgNovember 16, 2003By Sarah Shields Link: Click here When I was in preschool, I heard fairy tales about all-powerful kings who arbitrarily threw people into dungeons. When I was in Hebrew school, I learned how Jews were rounded up by rulers during times of instability. When I was in High[Read More…]
Feb. 13, 2007 TAMPA — Today is the 23rd day of Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s indefinite hunger strike (water only) to protest government harassment and the prolongation of his imprisonment. He has lost nearly 30 pounds. Late last week, the respected human rights monitor Amnesty International sent a letter to Attorney[Read More…]
February 15, 2007 In solidarity with Dr. Al-Arian, the Tampa-based Friends of Human Rights began a rolling hunger strike on Monday, January 29 that has since been joined by others all over the country (hundreds of people are participating). We encourage Dr. Al-Arian’s friends and supporters throughout the country and[Read More…]
TAMPA— On Monday Jan. 22, Dr. Sami Al-Arian began a hunger strike to protest continued government harassment.That day, Dr. Al-Arian appeared before a new grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, where he was subpoenaed by a rogue federal prosecutor to testify a second time in the same case. After Dr. Al-Arian[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Dec. 6, 2006 One-Year Anniversary of Dr. Al-Arian’s Acquittal TAMPA- This past week marked the one-year annivarsary of Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s acquittal. On Dec. 6, 2005, Dr. Al-Arian was acquitted of the most serious charges against him, while two co-defendants were fully acquitted.[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace November 20, 2006 Freedom Delayed for Dr. Sami Al-Arian TAMPA- There have been several important developments in the case of Dr. Sami Al-Arian, which was thought to have been resolved last May. Last week, Dr. Al-Arian was placed in civil contempt for refusing[Read More…]
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…]
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