Press Releases

What the Media Missed in the New Indictment (10/8)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace October 8, 2004 What the Media Missed in the New Indictment On Sept. 21, 2004, the government released a superseding indictment in its allegations against Dr. Sami Al-Arian, a respected Palestinian American professor, civil rights activist, and leader in the American Muslim community.[Read More…]

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Dr. Sami Al-Arian – Father’s Day (6/20)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace I. Dr. Sami Al-Arian – Father’s Day II. Letter: The Law is Not Bringing Justice for Dr. Al-Arian June 20, 2004 June 20 marks the second Father’s Day Sami Al-Arian spent in solitary confinement without seeing his children because he is still in[Read More…]

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Dr. Al-Arian Spends 29th anniversary of Arrival to United States in Prison (5/21)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace May 21, 2004 Dr. Al-Arian Spends 29th anniversary of Arrival to United States in Prison On May 21, 1975, Dr. Sami Al-Arian immigrated to the United States from Egypt, where his family lived as Palestinian refugees. The commemoration of the anniversary of this[Read More…]

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Dr. Al-Arian Not Permitted to Attend Hearing, Harsh Conditions Continue (3/16)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace March 16, 2004 Dr. Al-Arian Not Permitted to Attend Hearing, Harsh Conditions Continue On Friday, Dr. Sami Al-Arian and his attorneys learned that he would not be permitted to attend a hearing in his case taking place this Monday, May 17. Dr. Al-Arian[Read More…]

by January 6, 2009 0 comments 2004

Media report on Dr. Al-Arian inaccurate (4/10)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace April 10, 2004 Media report on Dr. Al-Arian inaccurate Tampa– On April 5, an Associated Press article appeared in several newspapers under the headline “Government filing says Al-Arian was briefly FBI informant.” The article’s first sentence states, “Federal prosecutors say a former professor[Read More…]

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Dr. Al-Arian’s legal papers illegally seized (3/6)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace March 6, 2004 Dr. Al-Arian’s legal papers illegally seized Tampa— The deplorable treatment of Dr. Sami Al-Arian and Sameeh Hammoudeh by prison guards continued on Thursday, when the men faced a “shakedown” of their prison cell. During this process, guards wearing vests and[Read More…]

by January 6, 2009 0 comments 2004

The Suffering Continues:A 70-Mile, 20 Hour Journey (2/25)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Feb. 25, 2004 The Suffering Continues: A 70 mile, 20 hour Journey The suffering by Dr. Sami Al-Arian and his co-defendant Sameeh Hammoudeh extended to the one-year anniversary of their unjust arrest, as they endured a grueling forced transfer back to the oppressive[Read More…]

by January 6, 2009 0 comments 2004

Events Mark One Year Anniversary of Al-Arian & Hammoudeh Imprisonment (2/20)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Feb. 20, 2004 Events Mark One Year Anniversary of Al-Arian & Hammoudeh Imprisonment Please attend these events to show your support to political prisoners in the United States, punished for nothing more than exercising their First Amendment rights– and for standing up for[Read More…]

by January 6, 2009 0 comments 2004

Sameeh Hammoudeh Shackled while Praying (2/16)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace 2/16/04 Sameeh Hammoudeh Shackled while Praying TAMPA- On Friday Ryan Berry, head of the U.S. Marshal Services in Tampa, interrupted Sameeh Hammoudeh’s prayers, handcuffed him and placed chains around his waist. Hammoudeh, along with Dr. Sami Al-Arian, was praying one of the five[Read More…]

by January 6, 2009 0 comments 2004

Dr. Al-Arian Spends 46th Birthday in Captivity (1/14)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace January 14, 2004Dr. Al-Arian Spends 46th Birthday in Captivity Tampa- Today Dr. Sami Al-Arian will spend his 46th birthday as a political prisoner in the maximum-security wing of Coleman Federal Penitentiary, a facility designed to hold convicted felons, not pre- trial detainees. Dr.[Read More…]

by January 6, 2009 0 comments 2004