Reflections…
April 21, 2011 by Andrew Purcell "Reflections on the April 9 Mobilization for Aafia" "Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill." Some of you will recognize this as a quote from the The Sermon on the
Aafia Siddiqui's Health Deteriorating
Apr 21, 2011 Video and Interview with Dr. Aafia's Family Mohammad Toori, PRESS TV The family members of a Pakistani neuroscientist imprisoned in the US say that she has become ill and frail due to her conditions at the notorious Carswell prison. The mother
Pakistani Consul General visits Aafia in Texas
April 17, 2011 DAILY TIMES WASHINGTON: On the instructions of Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani, Pakistani Consul General in Houston Aqil Nadeem visited Dr Aafia Siddiqui in Carswell detention facility in Texas on Friday. In a two-hour meeting, Aafia informed
Open Letter to Carswell Prison
April 9, 2011 An Open Letter to the staff - on day of protest at Carswell - April 9, 2011: For years I've been following the case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui. Today I was wondering if a few of you may also
"Making Contact"
April 9, 2011. The Mobilization for Dr. Aafia. by Andrew Purcell Outside the Carswell Prison entrance, Westworth, Texas. Not too far from Ft. Worth. The calendar said it was still spring. The thermometer said otherwise. Still, over a hundred people gathered for two hours in
Aafia on World Health Day
April 7, 2011 Aafia Movement Dedicated World Health Day 2011 to Female Prisoner's Health in Pakistan Aafia Movement dedicated the World Health Day 2011 to call attention to the conditions of female prisoners in Pakistan. The Movement announced that it will undertake
Dr. Aafia's Appeal Dead on Arrival
April 3, 2011 New York, Last week on March 30, 2011 the US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals (The cour that will hear any appeal in Dr. Aafia's case) issued a strongly worded letter to the government appointed lawyers claiming to represent
March 30 "Black Wednesday" Events
March ,31 2011 Several events were held around the globe to mark the 8th Anniversary of the kidnapping of Aafia and her children from Karachi in March 2003 by officials of the Pakistani militarygovernment. Groups in Pakistan commemorated the begining of Dr.