Mon 18 May 2020
Dr. Dhafir was given compassionate release and is now in home confinement. He is well and very happy to be home and thanks everyone for their support.
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Mon 19 Feb 2018
Dr. Dhafir: 15th anniversary of arrest and incarceration
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Denis Halliday, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of the UN Humanitarian Program in Iraq 1997 and 1998, said of Dr. Dhafir’s case:
I am stunned by the conviction of this humanitarian, especially as the US State Department breached its own sanctions to the tune of $10 billion. The policy of sanctions against Iraq undermined not only the UN’s own charter, but the Declaration of Human Rights and the Geneva Convention as well. (more…)
Sun 26 Feb 2017
Today is the 14th Anniversary of the arrest of Dr. Dhafir
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Today is the 14th anniversary of the arrest of Dr. Dhafir and other Help The Needy (HTN) charity associates who were subjected to high-profile arrests in the early morning of February 26, 2003, just weeks before the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Simultaneous to the arrests, between the hours of 6 and 10 a.m., law enforcement agents interrogated 150 predominantly Muslim families because they had donated to HTN. Dhafir was never released. (more…)
Thu 16 Feb 2017
No Separate Justice Campaign Event: NYC This Weekend
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Over the course of the last few years, wonderful allies in the Japanese American community in NYC have provided continued solidarity to the No Separate Justice campaign and helped to shed light on the grave issues facing Muslim Americans in our country’s post-911 landscape. (more…)
Fri 23 Sep 2016
Dhafir to Seek Compassionate Release
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After full consideration of a document prepared on his behalf, Rafil Dhafir decided he could not sign it as the “Petitioner” for executive clemency. “How can an innocent person like me ask for this alleged commutation from a criminal, regardless of who she/he is?” asks Dhafir.
Mon 6 Apr 2015
Write to the prison on Dr. Dhafir’s behalf
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As punishment for insubordination, Dr. Dhafir’s personal items have been taken from him for 30 days. A letter he wrote to a prison official was perceived by the recipient as condescending, even though Dr. Dhafir did not intend it to be. He asks our help to alleviate some of the major impact this is having on him, particularly his health.
Sat 14 Mar 2015
Talk: Civil Liberties and Dr. Dhafir’s Case
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Katherine will be giving a short talk about civil liberties and Dr. Dhafir’s case at the Petit Branch Library in Syracuse, New York, today at 3 p.m.
Read Katherine’s two most recent articles: Fairness and Justice? and Anatomy of a “Terrorism” Prosecution
See a Memorandum that Dr. Dhafir’s attorney Charles Swift has recently submitted for a 2255 Habeas Corpus Petition. New evidence from a FOIA request exposes the government’s duplicity in its prosecution of the case.
Thu 26 Feb 2015
Today is the Twelfth Anniversary of the Arrest of Dr. Rafil Dhafir and the Interrogation of 150 Muslim Families in Syracuse, New York
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Today is the 12th anniversary of the arrest and incarceration of Dr. Rafil Dhafir and the interrogation of 150 local Muslim families. Members of the Dr. Dhafir Support Committee will be giving out post cards with information about Dr. Dhafir’s case on Marshall Street (university area), Syracuse, New York, February 26th, 2015, between noon and 2 p.m. (more…)