Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace June 9, 2005 Dr. Al-Arian’s Trial Begins Tampa— Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s trial began on Monday, June 6, 2005. A lunch-time rally was held in his support outside of the federal court house in Tampa. The sponsor of the rally, Friends of Human Rights,[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace May 26, 2005 Dr. Al-Arian Denied Change of Venue Tampa— Earlier this week, Dr. Sami Al-Arian was denied a change of venue in his case, despite providing strong evidence that 10 years of biased, inflammatory media coverage by the Tampa Tribune has prejudiced[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace May 19, 2005 Dr. Al-Arian’s Jury Selection Reveals Excessive Bias Tampa— Following three days of jury selection in the trial of Dr. Sami Al-Arian, it became apparent that the concerns of defense attorneys were realized, as many jurors demonstrated extreme bias. The possibility[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace May 8, 2005 A Trial Without Context? Dr. Al-Arian’s Attorneys Respond Tampa– Last week, Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s attorneys filed a very compelling motion in response to motions earlier submitted by the prosecution. In a case that is wholly politically motivated, the government has[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Feb. 18, 2005 Two year anniversary of Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s unjust arrest The following events in Tampa, Florida will commemorate the two year anniversary of Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s unjust arrest. He has spent two years in prison, under inhumane condition, before he has[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Feb. 2, 2005 Dr. Al-Arian Moved to Tampa Tampa– The Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace is pleased to announce that Dr. Sami Al-Arian was removed from the abusive conditions of Coleman Federal Penitentiary to Orient Road Jail in Tampa. Judge James[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Jan. 26, 2005 Abusive Conditions at Coleman Continue: Dr. Al-Arian Suffers Second Lockdown in One Month The punitive prison conditions at Coleman Federal Penitentiary have deteriorated drastically over the past month, since Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s return from a brief stay at the local[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Juatice and Peace Jan. 14, 2005 Commemorating Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s Birthday The statement below will be read a Jan. 14 press conference, following a pre-trial hearing in the case of Dr. Sami Al-Arian: From the family of Dr. Sami Al-Arian: Today our father, Dr. Sami Al-Arian[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Juatice and Peace Jan. 14, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tampa, Florida Witness for Human Rights for Political Prisoners in America calls for a witness before God and our community to protest the persecution of political prisoners by our government. To honor Dr. Sami Al-Arian and protest[Read More…]
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