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November 19, 2007 PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING DEBBIE ALMONTASER'S LAWSUIT AGAINST THE DOE, THE CHANCELLOR, AND THE MAYOR @ the new Federal Courthouse, NYC 500 Pearl Street, near Foley Square Worth Street entrance August 21, 2007 VIDEO: New Yorkers Rally to Defend Arabic-Language School On Monday, supporters of Khalil Gibran International Academy (KGIA) held a rally outside the Department of Education. Many members of the press (including Fox News) squeezed into the tight space allotted by the NYPD for the demonstration. The speeches... August 20, 2007 Communities in Support of the Khalil Gibran International Academy Monday, August 20, 6pm Tweed Courthouse 52 Chambers Street NYC June 26, 2007 Father of Family Targeted by Homeland Security Released from Detention from Desis Rising Up and Moving: Salaam, it is with great joy, and much praises to the Most High and to all those who supported, that I share this news.... The Siraj Family, members of DRUM-Desis Rising Up and... May 23, 2007 Human rights defender Lynne Stewart needs your help Lynne Stewart has for decades been a valued member of the New York progressive community and until recently a lawyer who defended the rights of many. Targeted under some of Attorney General John Ashcroft's most blatantly unconstitutional "anti-terrorism" laws,... April 12, 2007 Family Targeted by Homeland Security Needs Your Help! [from a D.R.U.M. bulletin] Folks, A quick update on the Siraj family's situation and some quick support actions you can take. Background: The Siraj family has been a victim of the government's so-called "War on Terror" against Muslims, Arabs... March 29, 2007 Stop the deportations of stateless Palestinian refugees! PLEASE FORWARD FAR & WIDE! DIFFUSEZ SVP! (Français ci-dessous) STATELESS & DEPORTED.... Bi-Weekly Picket in Solidarity with Palestinian Refugees Facing Deportation THURSDAY MARCH 29th, 4 pm -> 6 pm Citizenship & Immigration Canada 1010 St. Antoine W. [corner of Peel]... March 20, 2007 URGENT: SAVE SAMI AL-ARIAN'S LIFE, DEMAND HIS IMMEDIATE RELEASE Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition, calls on all people of conscience to demand that Dr. Sami Al-Arian is immediately freed from his political imprisonment. Dr. Al-Arian is a Palestinian former University of Florida professor who is currently... July 21, 2006 Vigil Commemorating the Life of Farouk Abdel-Muhti At the Federal Building, 26 Federal Plaza Broadway at Worth Street NYC May 01, 2006 Great American Boycott 2006 in New York City 1) May 1: Great American Boycott 2006 in New York City (4pm rally/march) Primero de Mayo: Gran Paro Americano 2006 en Nueva York (4pm mitin/marcha) 2) Actions at 12:16pm in Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island [Acciones a las 12:16pm... March 20, 2006 SIGN PETITION to Block Anti-Immigrant Legislation There is now pending before Congress a very wrongheaded and destructive bill which panders to anti-immigrant hostility and fear by further criminalizing out-of-status immigrants. The bill offers no rational solution to the fact that there are already 11 million "illegal"... November 01, 2005 FAST for JUSTICE IN GUANTANAMO RAMADAN FAST -- SPECIAL VIGIL IN SOLIDARITY WITH HUNGER STRIKERS NOVEMBER 1st VIGIL 1pm Department of Justice 26 Federal Plaza New York, NY. (there will also be an evening event/IFTAR 4-6 pm) The Shame and Horror of Guantánamo is known... August 05, 2005 FUNDRAISER FOR TWO UNJUSTLY DETAINED TEENAGERS Friday, August 5 5 PM-11PM Brecht Forum 451 West Street, NYC (on the West Side Highway between Bank & Bethune Streets) June 07, 2005 Shut Down Guantánamo "The best thing Washington can now do about this national shame is to shut it down. It is a propaganda gift to America's enemies; an embarrassment to our allies; a damaging repudiation of the American justice system; and a highly effective recruiting tool for Islamic radicals, including future terrorists." April 22, 2005 Financial Crisis For Detained Teenagers' Families Appeal from CAIR-NY email bulletin As you may have read recently in the New York Times and a number of other publications, two Muslim teenage girls have been detained. One is from Guinea, and the other is from Bangladesh. The... April 13, 2005 Two 16-year-old Immigrant Girls Arrested as Terrorist Threats This is an incident which has galvanized community organizations here in NY. The arrests continue the law enforcement tactic we've seen used on thousands of Muslim immigrants post-9/11 – the use of immigration law as a pretext for arresting people.... March 30, 2005 WITNESSES NEEDED for OIG investigation of detainee abuse Hello friends, The Office of Inspector General (OIG) connected to the Department of Homeland Security is currently conducting an investigation of abuses against immigrant detainees at four county jails throughout the country. Two of the county jails being investigated are... March 18, 2005 Four Iranian brothers released after long immigration detention in Los By PAUL CHAVEZ, Associated Press Writer Thursday, March 17, 2005 (03-17) 00:02 PST Los Angeles (AP) -- Four Iranian brothers detained for more than three years after their arrest in an FBI terrorism probe were freed after U.S. immigration authorities... March 16, 2005 Attacker Still on Duty; Detainee Punished Action Alert: March 14, 2005 Nine Days After Assault on Detainee: Attacker Still on Duty; Detainee Punished with Transfer, Segregation Tell Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): Stop the Cover-up! Tell Congress: Investigate the Abuses On March 5, 2005, at the... March 14, 2005 Hunger Strike at Passaic County Jail Below is a letter from an immigrant detainee from Mali who is being held in Passaic County Jail. Mr. Ba Madani, a 54 year old man with diabetes, was denied asylum and has been held in jail with a final... March 06, 2005 Urgent Action! Immigration Detainees Abused in San Pedro, CA Urgent Action! March 5, 2005 Immigration Detainees Abused in San Pedro, CA On March 5 at the San Pedro detention center near Los Angeles, California, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent M. Lopez verbally abused 44-year old Palestinian immigration detainee... March 03, 2005 Take Action NOW Against Illegal Detention! Free Mr. Hamdan! Mr. Hamdan is a respected community leader in Orange County, California. He has never been charged with a crime, and ICE knows perfectly well he is not a security threat. Mr. Hamdan's health is deteriorating in jail--he has blood pressure problems and has been taken to the hospital three times for serious medical emergencies during his seven months in detention. His family wants him back home NOW. February 17, 2005 Korean INS detainee hangs himself in Passaic I got this bulletin from the New Jersey Civil Rights Defense Committee: NJCRDC continues to document horrible conditions at Passaic County Jail. Like Heq Sung Soo, many other detainees there are systematically denied appropriate medical care. They sleep in containers... February 17, 2005 CCR adds Gonzales to War Crimes Suit: SIGN PETITION I got an email from the Center for Constitutional Rights, following up on their war crimes suit naming Rumsfeld, here's an excerpt: Dear Friend: Last week we added Gonzales to the war crimes suit we filed with the German prosecutor... February 05, 2005 ANTI-IMMIGRANT BILL LOOMS from Immigration News Briefs Vol. 8, No. 6 - February 5, 2005 Immigration News Briefs is a weekly supplement to Weekly News Update on the Americas, published by Nicaragua Solidarity Network, 339 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012; tel 212-674-9499;... January 04, 2005 Take Action: Gonzales Hearings This Week! This is the week to make your voice heard! Confirmation hearings on the nomination of Alberto Gonzales for Attorney General begin Wednesday, January 5. If you haven't already contacted your representatives, click here to send a letter (or paste http://www.ccr-ny.org/actionalert into your browser). December 23, 2004 Block Gonzales Confirmation President Bush's nomination of White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales to be the next Attorney General would elevate the architect of the Administration's torture policy to the position of the chief law enforcement officer in the land. December 15, 2004 Join us to tell Governor Pataki to STOP SUSPENDING IMMIGRANTS' LICENSES! From: Jane G. [mailto:nicajg@panix.com] Sent: Fri 12/10/2004 9:49 AM To: Coalition for the Human Rights of Immigrants Subject: [CHRI] WED 12/15: Tell Pataki: Stop Suspending Immigrant Licenses [texto en espan~ol sigue al ingles] STOP THE SUSPENSIONS! Join us to tell... December 03, 2004 Denounce the deportation of Ahmad Nafaa Stateless Palestinian Refugee is now in a US jail, eventually to be deported to the refugee camp! Denounce the deportation of Ahmad Nafaa, demand his return to Canada! December 1. 2004-- Tuesday morning, Ahmad Nafaa was deported from Canada to... December 03, 2004 Call for Investigation of War Crimes at Abu Ghraib Call on the German Federal Prosecutor to Investigate Rumsfeld and Other U.S. Officials for War Crimes at Abu Ghraib The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and four Iraqis who were tortured in U.S. custody have filed a complaint with the... December 01, 2004 STOP ANTI-IMMIGRANT PROVISIONS FROM BECOMING PART OF THE INTELLIGENCE REFORM BILL From: Sivaprasad, Shoba [immigrationforum.org] Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 11:37 AM Subject: FW: Need your help on 9/11 recs bill Importance: High We really need your help making calls to these offices to keep the bad immigration provisions out of... November 30, 2004 Hunger strike at Passaic County Jail is in its 9th Day The hunger strikers were visited by representatives from ICE yesterday, November 29. November 29, 2004 HELP THE PASSAIC HUNGER STRIKERS While many of us were gorging ourselves on turkey, Rosendo Lewis and Bdulie Secka were continuing to refuse food in a bid to force immigration and prison authorities to release them from detention. See previous post. Passaic County Jail Hunger... November 28, 2004 Two Passaic detainees on hunger strike Two detainees at Passaic County Jail are in their 5th day of hunger strike demanding their release. ICE formally recognizes a hunger strike only after 72 hours. These immigrant detainees are being held in jail even though they have no... November 24, 2004 DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE DEPORTATION OF AHMAD NAFAA DEMONSTRATION TODAY! 12:00-13:00 Immigration Canada: 1010 St. Antoine West (corner Peel) (metro Bonaventure) November 19, 2004 Urgent Action: Call to Delete Anti-Immigrant Provisions from 9/11 Commission Bills TODAY Please make one last push to stop the anti-immigrant provisions inserted into the bill, which have nothing to do with the 9/11 commission's recommendations. October 26, 2004 BUSH MAY SIGN DANGEROUS ANTI-IMMIGRANT BILL “HR 10” INTO LAW HR 10 includes sweeping and extreme anti-immigrant amendments that were never part of the 9/11 Commission's recommendations, in opposition to criticism from the 9/11 Commission, the White House Administration, and families of those who perished on 9/11. October 05, 2004 ICE Plans Immigration Sweeps The ICE initiative consists of a stepped up effort to arrest a number of non-citizens whose immigration paperwork is "out of status." September 22, 2004 AALDEF OFFERS FREE REPRESENTATION TO PEOPLE TARGETED BY FBI'S "OCTOBER PLAN" Under the so-called "October Plan," FBI agents will be aggressively conducting surveillance of persons identified as terrorist sympathizers. Individuals and their family members may be called in for questioning. Mosques will be visited and members will be asked whether they have observed suspicious behavior. August 30, 2004 Protest Racist Immigration Detentions, Remember Farouk Tuesday, August 31st – 12PM 26 Federal Plaza, Manhattan August 30, 2004 Protest Racist Immigration Detentions, Remember Farouk Tuesday, August 31st – 12PM 26 Federal Plaza, Manhattan August 20, 2004 DRUM Immigrant Justice Rally & March !!! When: Saturday, August 21st 12pm-5pm Rally 5pm Neighborhood March Where: Near the 74th St/Roosevelt Train station in Jackson Heights, Queens August 16, 2004 Detainees begin hunger strike to demand human rights Wackenhut hunger strike: press conference When: Monday, August 16th 2004, 4pm Where: 26 Federal Plaza on Broadway between Duane and Worth (Manhattan) July 26, 2004 Honor Farouk with solidarity for detainees TODAY Support detainees Ansar Mahmood, Pakistani immigrant currently held in Batavia, NY, and Salim Yassir, a Palestinian who has been held in the Elizabeth Detention Center in NJ for four years. July 26, 2004 Protest the illegal detentions of immigrants & civil rights abuses! Wednesday, July 28th Passaic County jail Main St & Grand St. Paterson, NJ July 23, 2004 Prayer Service for Farouk Saturday, July 24, 2004 10:00am The Islamic Cultural Center 1711 Third Avenue, Manhattan July 12, 2004 Protest DHS Decision to Deport Ansar Mahmood Next Tuesday, July 13 starting at 8 p.m. a peaceful Vigil will begin in front of the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia, NY July 12, 2004 Urge Release of Palestinian Salim Y. Detainee Salim Y. has been held in the Elizabeth Detention Center for 4 years; Thursday 7/15 Hearing in Philly. July 01, 2004 CALL IN! To Urge the Government to RECONSIDER Ansar Mahmood's deportation Thousands of people in the United States and abroad have expressed support for this young Pakistani, who lived and worked in the U.S. legally until he was taken by the government in the post 9/11 sweeps. But the District Director of Immigration & Customs Enforcement has turned a deaf ear to Ansar's community. May 26, 2004 FBI ABDUCTS ARTIST, SEIZES ART Feds Unable to Distinguish Art from Bioterrorism Grieving Artist Denied Access to Deceased Wife's Body DEFENSE FUND ESTABLISHED - HELP URGENTLY NEEDED May 20, 2004 CELEBRATE the RELEASE of FAROUK ABDEL-MUHTI! CELEBRATE the RELEASE of FAROUK ABDEL-MUHTI! Saturday, May 22, 2004, 6:30 pm-10 pm At St. Mary's Episcopal Church 521 West 126th Street in Manhattan (take the 1/9 train to 125th Street) May 20, 2004 CALL IN DAY FOR ANSAR MAHMOOD CALL IN DAY FOR ANSAR MAHMOOD ON THURSDAY, MAY 20 FROM 2 P.M. TO 4 P.M. |
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