April 27, 2010
Hello everyone,
Fahad Hashmi pleaded guilty today to one count of material support. There will be no trial, instead a sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 7th.
Thank you,
Muslim Justice Initiative
Muslimsforjustice.org
Pakistani-Born New Yorker Faces Terrorism Trial
Carolyn Weaver | New York23 April 2010
They call it “Radio Free Fahad,” the vigil held by friends and supporters of Syed “Fahad” Hashmi every two weeks outside the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. The 29-year-old Hashmi, a Pakistan-born U.S. citizen who grew [...]
Prosecutor Seeks Anonymous Jury in New York “Terror” Trial
William Fisher
NEW YORK, Apr 22 (IPS) – U.S. Justice Department lawyers petitioned a federal court Wednesday to begin a controversial terror-related trial in New York City with an “anonymous jury” in order to protect the jurors, lawyers and court officials.
The motion asks that the jurors hearing the [...]
NYC Trial of Fahad Hashmi to Begin Jury Selection Wednesday: Experts, Family, Advocates Available for Comment
Human Rights Groups Critical of Severe Special Administrative Measures; Anonymous Jury Motion Granted
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 26, 2010
3:41 PM
NEW YORK – April 26 – The New York City trial of Fahad Hashmi is set to being with jury selection on Wednesday, [...]
By Sara Flounders
New York
Published Apr 21, 2010 3:24 PM
Here in New York City a young man is being held under conditions that are described in international law as severe torture. This prisoner, named Fahad Hashmi, has not been convicted of any crime and has no prior criminal record. Yet he has been held in almost [...]
Rights Groups Issue Open Letter on Upcoming NYC Trial of Syed Fahad Hashmi and Severe Special Administrative Measures
April 23, 2010, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights, Amnesty International USA, and the Council on American Islamic Relations-NY released an open letter today expressing their serious concerns about the trial of Syed Fahad Hashmi, set [...]
CCR Denounces Government Attempt to Frighten Jury in NYC Trial of Fahad Hashmi
April 21, 2010, New York – In response to a government motion today asking for jurors in the case of Fahad Hashmi to be anonymous and kept under extra security, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement:
“The case against Fahad Hashmi [...]
New Yorker Accused of Helping al-Qaida About to Go on Trial
by Farah Akbar
Apr 2010
New Yorker Syed “Fahad” Hashmi, an American citizen who has been held in solitary confinement for nearly two and half years at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, is finally set to go on trial April 28 [...]
Guantánamo in New York City
Muslim-American Fahad Hashmi has been imprisoned in solitary confinement for over two years awaiting trial.
By Madeleine Dubus
April 7, 2010
“You’re twelve miles away knowing your brother is getting tortured and there’s nothing you can do about it,” Faisal Hashmi, of Flushing, Queens, tells me on March 8, 2010, the night of the [...]
Feel Safer Now?
By William Fisher [Formerly served State and Agency for International Development]
The Huffington Post
April 6, 2010
I write a lot of stories, news mostly. They’re carried by InterPress News Service. I’ve been doing this for a very long time, so I’m usually able to separate myself from what I’m writing about so I don’t get [...]
