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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace April 10, 2003 Newly-formed NLF to Focus on Defense of Political and Constitutional Cases Washington D.C.– Several national and local Muslim leaders, along with other local civil and human rights activists, announced today the formation of the National Liberty Fund to help coordinate[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace April 13, 2003 Dr. Al-Arian Denied Bond URGENT DONATIONS NEEDED FOR DR. AL-ARIAN’S LEGAL DEFENSE Tampa– On April 10, 2003, Judge Mark A. Pizzo of Tampa, Florida denied bail for Dr. Sami Al-Arian. The Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace regrets Judge[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace June 5, 2003 Dear Friends, I need your help. Dr. Sami Al-Arian has been in the maximum security wing of the Federal Penitentiary in Coleman, Florida since March 27, 2003. Despite testimony from friends and associates as to his compassionate and sterling character,[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace June 11, 2003 Tampa– On Monday morning, June 9, Nahla Al-Arian drove 90 minutes through a pouring rain to visit her husband, Sami, at the Federal Penitentiary in Coleman, Florida. Once she arrived, she was kept waiting for an hour, only to learn[Read More…]
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