DhafirTrial

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The Post-Standard issued a correction in its print edition today about the charges Dr. Dhafir was convicted of.  We are grateful for this and continue to hope that it will publish attorney Steve Downs’ OpEd on the case.

WHAT: A vigil to commemorate the anniversary of Dr. Rafil Dhafir’s arrest and the interrogation of 150 Muslim families here in Syracuse, New York.

WHEN: Friday, February 26th.  2.15 – 2.30 p.m.

WHERE: In front of the James M. Hanley Federal Building in downtown Syracuse, 100 S. Clinton St.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON OCTOBER 2 WILL MARK PUBLICATION OF BOOK ON ALBANY’S AREF-HOSSAIN STING CASE

CONTACT:    Shamshad Ahmad:  cell (518) 331-3310 [for interviews]
Steve Downs:  (518) 767-0102 [for interviews] (more…)

Convictions in Dr. Dhafir’s case were affirmed by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals but the case was sent back to Judge Mordue for resentencing. The court decision can be read here.

Dr. Dhafir’s lawyers will file a petition for a rehearing en banc (all the judges on the court of appeals) because they believe that the court’s analysis of the sentencing issue is inconsistent with the holding of a fairly recent Supreme Court case.  They will also renew their challenge on convictions on at least one ground. (more…)

August 12th – Katherine was interviewed on Wednesday Morning Talk Radio:

Marianne Barisonek talks with activist Katherine Hughes about how Muslims are being targeted for harassment in general, and how Dr. Dhafir, an Iraqi Humanitarian Aid Worker, has been targeted in particular.   Listen here.

Mentioned in the interview: Read Petra Bartosiewicz’ article A Thousand Little Gitmos. Watch John Pilger’s documentary, Paying The Price: Killing The Children Of Iraq.

Katherine will be traveling for the next couple of weeks, so this website won’t be updated as frequently.  Dr. Dhafir has been having some hold up in his mail, but I encourage people to continue to write to him to let him know he is not forgotten and that his humanitarian work is appreciated: Rafil Dhafir, 11921-052, FCI Terre Haute, P.O. Box 33, Terre Haute, IN 47808. (Don’t address him as “Dr.” as these letters are returned.)

This post provides an overview for people who heard about Dr. Dhafir’s case at the recent National Assembly Conference:

Dhafir Case Summary

ACLU Statement on the case. (more…)