..The petition is also here, I don’t care where you sign, just sign, and please remember it is not INSTEAD of the letter-writing campaign, it is to suppliment it.
By Stephen Soldz
Mohammad Jawad — arrested when he was 16 or 17 on highly questionable charges of throwing a grenade at US troops — [...]
Name: Ezzat H
Age at incident: 10
Date of incident: 11 June 2008
Location: Sanniriya, Qalqiliya
Accusation: None
A 10-year-old boy was subjected to physical abuse amounting to torture for 2.5 hours by Israeli soldiers who stormed his family’s shop on 11 June, seeking information on the location of a handgun. [...]
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
2:00pm
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
500 Pearl Street Manhattan, NY
The hearing is on 3rd September is at the United States District Court (U. S. D. C.) for the Southern District of New York (S. D. N. Y), located at 500 Pearl Street, Manhattan.
The hearing will start at [...]
Mohamed Jawad was a minor when he was taken to Guantanamo Bay in 2002. Major David Frakt has been working very very hard on Mohamed’s behalf. He has put together an action that he believes will work. It will take only a few minutes.
This link contains the talking points for a letter. Please do write! [...]
By Moazzam Begg - Cageprisoners.com
His hair has grown, his voice sounds a little deeper and his wounds appear to have healed somewhat. But what isn’t clear from the first ever Guantánamo interrogation video to be released for public consumption is that Omar Khadr is blind in one eye.
The Bagram airbase lies some 30miles [...]
ALEXANDRIA – The Bush Administration’s persecution of Dr. Sami Al Arian reached new heights on Thursday when prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia brought charges against him, entering a new phase in the politically-motivated campaign of the past five years.
The indictment charges Dr. Al-Arian with two counts of criminal contempt, relating to two attempts [...]
Recently, a young soldier did not buckle. Sergeant Matthis Chiroux, a 4-year veteran from Alabama, who served in Afghanistan as a photojournalist, made his announcement at the capitol: He would not report for Iraq duty for constitutional reasons, and he would remain in the U.S. and face any charges the government would make against him. Bolstered by support from fellow veterans, he made a statement which should inspire all who value the constitution and principles of our nation’s founders.
John’s attorneys point to the fact that other young men in very similar circumstances to John’s have already been released and sent home to their parents. Yasir Hamdi is one such case. He survived the same massacre of prisoners where John was.
Support for Seyed Mousavi
Petition sponsored by Free Seyed Mousavi
Please sign below…
LETTER OF SUPPORT
We hereby express our strong support for, confidence in, and admiration for Mr. Mousavi. We affirm that Mr. Mousavi is a hard-working citizen who has worked tirelessly through Hejrat Foundation and the Al-Nabi Mosque for the good of all of us, and for [...]
On the 19th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, the Chinese government should honor its commitment to improve human rights before the 2008 Beijing Olympics by releasing the estimated 130 Tiananmen prisoners improperly arrested or tried, Human Rights Watch said today.
To: Rutgers University Administration and the New Brunswick Police Department
Defend the Rutgers 3! (petition!)
Stay updated: Http://www. rutgerswalkoutcoalition. blogspot. com Http://www. facebook. com/group. php? gid=14201206009 Email RutgersThree@gmail.com for press information and solidarity statements
On March 27, hundreds of Rutgers students and supporters participated in the Rutgers Walkout against the U. S. occupation of Iraq. Students walked out [...]
Name: Gholam Ghaus Z
Home: Germany, Wuppertal
Ethnicity: Afghan
DOB: Circa 1966 -67
Arrested January 4, 2008
Gholam moved to Germany in 1990, and moved to Wuppertal 1992. Later he was granted German citizenship. He has taken an early retirement due to medical/psychiatric problems. Gholam has no ties to terrorist organizations or anything that could possibly be seen as suspicious.
Please [...]
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