Archive for January, 2009

Dr. Al-Arian Dismisses Court-Appointed Attorneys, Seeks Self- Representation (7/9)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace July 9, 2003 Tampa- Earlier today court-appointed attorneys for Dr. Sami Al-Arian filed a motion with Judge James Moody that would dismiss them from the case and allow Dr. Al-Arian to represent himself. Dr. Al-Arian made the decision to dismiss his attorneys earlier[Read More…]

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Dr. Al-Arian Ends Hunger Strike, Family Relieved Day 140 of his Detention (7/10)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace July 10, 2003 Tampa– The family of Dr. Sami Al-Arian is pleased to announce that he has stopped his hunger strike as of yesterday afternoon. Dr. Al-Arian, a prisoner of conscience since February 20, has been denied bail and placed in a maximum-security[Read More…]

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Friday Decision Has A Chilling Effect (9/15)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace 9-15-03 TAMPA- On Friday, Federal Judge James Moody ruled that access to over 20,000 hours of audiotapes in the case of Dr. Sami Al-Arian would be banned from the public. Access to the tapes was only granted to Dr. Al-Arian and his co-defendants’[Read More…]

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Is a Fair Trial Possible for Sami Al-Arian? (10/6)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace October 6, 2003 After a brief “vacation” at the Orient Road Jail in Tampa (where he was allowed to see some of the evidence), Sami Al-Arian has been moved back to the federal prison at Coleman, Florida. Coleman is not designed to hold[Read More…]

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Abusive situation at Coleman Prison (10/26)

Oct. 26, 2003 The abusive situation at Coleman Prison for Dr. Sami Al-Arian and Sameeth Hammoudeh worsens. Judge McCoun has refused to allow any visits by attorneys and seems to waiting for instructions from the Justice Department. Judge McCoun is not willing to discuss his positive assessment of the prison[Read More…]

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AL-ARIAN HIRES ATTORNEYS, PRESS CONFERENCE FRIDAY (10/29)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and PeaceOct. 29, 2003 TAMPA- The Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace is pleased to announcethat prominent Washington D.C. attorney William B. Moffitt and LindaMoreno of Tampa entered notices of appearance at the Federal DistrictCourt in Tampa, Florida today. Consequently, Dr. Sami Al-Arian, whohas[Read More…]

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Where Was Sami? (11/10)

Nov. 10, 2003 The hearing regarding Sami al-Arian’s conditions of confinement washeld on Friday, November 7 at 1:30 at the Federal Courthouse, theHonorable Thomas McCoun presiding. Since September 11, life in the United States has been like we haveall fallen down the rabbit hole, and this was no exception. First[Read More…]

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Christmas in Coleman (12/21)

Melva UnderbakkeDec. 21, 2003 On Christmas Day, the Al-Arian family usually spends the day together relaxing over breakfast and watching the Christmas parades. This year will be different. Sami Al-Arian will spend most of the day shivering in his very cold cell, one of two people at the federal prison[Read More…]

by January 6, 2009 0 comments 2003
Statement from Dr. Al-Arian to Supporters

Statement from Dr. Al-Arian to Supporters

Expresses gratitude for support; “Freedom restores dignity and humanity” Northern Virginia – September 9, 2008 – Dr. Sami Al-Arian has given his first public statement since being released on bond, thanking his supporters for everything they have done, and calling on them to keep bearing witness to justice all over[Read More…]

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Sami Al-Arian Subjected to Worst Prison Conditions since Florida (7/27)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace July 27, 2008 Sami Al-Arian Subjected to Worst Prison Conditions since Florida More than two weeks after being granted bond by a federal judge, Sami Al-Arian is still being held in prison. In fact, Dr. Al-Arian is now being subjected to the worst[Read More…]

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