Friends of Hassan Diab

Rassemblement à Ottawa - Vendredi Janvier 20

2012-01-19T15:40:00.000-08:00

Le Ministre fédéral de la Justice doit refuser l'extradition de Hassan DiabDevant le ministère de la Justice, rue 275 Sparks, OttawaVendredi le 20 janvier 2012 à midiApportez vos pancartes et vos bannières!Ce vendredi, rejoignez les supporters de Hassan Diab pour addresser une petition au Ministre Rob Nicholson, signée par plus de 500 organisations et individus, exigeant qu'il refuse

Public Rally in Ottawa – Friday January 20

2012-01-19T15:23:00.000-08:00

Justice Minister Nicholson Must Refuse the Oppressive and Unfair Extradition of Hassan Diab!Place: Department of Justice, 275 Sparks Street, Ottawa (at Sparks and Kent)Time: Friday January 20, 2012, at NoonBring your signs, banners, and noise-makers!On Friday January 20, join Hassan Diab’s supporters to deliver a petition to Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, signed by over 500 organizations and

Persecution by Proxy

2012-01-10T10:40:00.000-08:00

“Persecution by Proxy: Canada’s Extradition Act and the case of Hassan Diab”By Matthew BehrensBriarpatch Magazine, January 1, 2012“Were Diab to be tried in Canada, the case would be laughed out of court. But an extradition hearing is not a trial. Rather, it is an exercise in maintaining cordial relations with a foreign government. Once the Justice minister sets the process in motion, an

Video of "J’Accuse" Event in Toronto (Oct 29)

2012-01-04T10:12:00.000-08:00

On October 29, 2011, Beit Zatoun House in Toronto hosted an evening of powerful dramatic readings from Hassan Diab, Emile Zola, and others who have broken the silence and spoken out about the injustices they face.In 1894, Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish French soldier, was charged with treason. The accusation, based on fraudulent handwriting analysis, unleashed waves of anti-Semitism. Eminent French

Opening Remarks at Fundraising Dinner for Hassan Diab

2011-11-27T20:26:00.000-08:00

On November 26, 2011, at a fundraising dinner for Hassan Diab in Ottawa, Yahya Abdul Rahman gave the following opening remarks."I would like to thank everyone for coming tonight. The purpose of this gathering is to lend our support to our brother and sister Hassan and Rania who are victims of what we consider to be a travesty of justice. We, who are involved in the social justice and peace

Fundraising Dinner In Support of Hassan Diab

2011-11-19T23:10:00.000-08:00

Date: Saturday November 26, 2011Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PMPlace: Carleton Heights Community Center, 1665 Apeldoorn Ave, OttawaDinner tickets are $30 per person or $80 per family (of four).Please join us for a delicious multi-course dinner with poetry reading, soft Middle Eastern music, and a silent auction in support of Dr. Hassan Diab.Dinner includes a variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian

"J'Accuse": Toronto Fundraiser for Hassan Diab

2011-10-20T02:18:00.000-07:00

Date: Saturday October 29, 2011Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PMPlace: Beit Zatoun House, 612 Markham Street, Toronto, CanadaAn evening of powerful dramatic readings from Hassan Diab, Emile Zola, and others who have broken the silence and spoken out about the injustices they face. In 1894 Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish French soldier, was charged with treason. The accusation, based on fraudulent handwriting

Public Lecture: Extradition Law on Trial

2011-10-09T00:38:00.000-07:00

Join a discussion of legal, factual and political questions in the case against Hassan Diab, a former Carleton and University of Ottawa professor. Find out:Why exonerating evidence was not allowed in courtHow Canada’s extradition law is fundamentally unfairWhy a fair trial in France is unlikelyDate: Wednesday October 19, 2011 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PMPlace: Dunton Tower, Room 2203, Carleton University

Seminar on Middle Eastern Cultures and Societies - Presented by Dr. Hassan Diab

2011-09-10T21:28:00.000-07:00

Seminar: Middle Eastern Cultures and SocietiesFive sessions (each session is 2 hours long)Presented by Dr. Hassan DiabWhen: Five Wednesdays (September 28, October 5-12-19-26, 2011), 7:00 PM - 9:00 PMWhere: Ottawa, Ontario (near Meadowlands)Cost: $100 for five sessions, to be donated to the Hassan Diab Legal Defence FundContact: diab1492@yahoo.comThe situation in the Middle East – Arab Spring –

Canada's Extradition Process a Kafkaesque Nightmare

2011-08-03T14:44:00.000-07:00

Imagine going to sleep and having a dream. In the soft, surreal landscapes of this dream you are a normal person living a normal life. You begin to be followed by shadowy figures, so you call the police - but it continues.After a year of this recurring theme, the dream takes a turn; the authorities come and take you away. You've 'disappeared' into a labyrinth of byzantine officialdom, where

Our Civil Liberties: Myths and Realities

2011-07-20T22:53:00.000-07:00

You are invited to join a Sunday service, with special speaker Dr. Monia Mazigh. Title: Our Civil Liberties: Myths and Realities Time: Sunday, July 31, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm Location: First Unitarian Congregation, 30 Cleary Ave (off Richmond Road, one traffic light East of Woodroffe Ave), Ottawa, OntarioBus 18 and 2, lots of parkingSpecial guests will be Hassan Diab and his partner Rania Tfaily,

Canadian “K”: Hassan Diab’s Kafkaesque Twilight

2011-07-15T12:34:00.000-07:00

"Despite Incredibly 'Weak Case', Hassan Diab Forced to Keep Resisting Extradition to France", by Matthew BehrensDr. Hassan Diab is a Canadian university professor fighting for his freedom, and for his life. The French government wants him to face trial for what they allege is Dr. Diab's involvement in a 1980 bombing that killed four people. If convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in

The Case of Hassan Diab on Prism TV

2011-06-18T08:05:00.000-07:00

On Sunday June 19, 2011, at 10:00 AM EST, Prism TV's "Rights and Security" will discuss the case of Hassan Diab.Host: Yahya Abdul RahmanGuests: Rania Tfaily, Hassan's partner; Matthew Berhens, human rights campaigner; and Gary Botting, a Vancouver-based lawyer and expert in extradition law and wrongful convictionWatch online at:http://www.ustream.tv/channel/prism-tvorhttp://

The Unfairness of Canada’s Extradition Law

2011-06-17T12:11:00.000-07:00

Hassan Diab's case highlights the injustice of Canada’s Extradition Law and should be of concern to everyone. The issue was widely covered in the media, including the following: Hassan Diab Press Conference, Ottawa, June 6, 2011 Part 1 Part 2CBC Radio interview with Hassan’s lawyer, Mr. Don Bayne, conducted by Alan Neal of “All in a Day”, June 6, 2011The Complex Case of Hassan Diab, by Chris Cobb

Statement / Déclaration

2011-06-06T19:52:00.000-07:00

Statement by Hassan Diab, June 6, 2011 Déclaration de Hassan Diab, 6 juin 2011

ACTION ALERT: Send Letters to Editor in Support of Hassan Diab

2011-05-26T22:15:00.000-07:00

Please take the time to send a brief letter to the Editor in support of Hassan Diab.On Wednesday May 25, Hassan Diab's lawyer asked the extradition judge to take into account a recent ruling by the Ontario Court of appeal, and allow the introduction of additional handwriting reports to demonstrate (once again!) the total unreliability of France's handwriting evidence. Several French handwriting

Petition for Renewal of Dr. Hassan Diab’s Bail‏

2011-05-09T23:38:00.000-07:00

We urge you to take a stand for the principles of fundamental justice and for the presumption of innocence in the case of Dr. Hassan Diab by signing the petition at:http://www.justiceforhassandiab.orgAs you may recall, Dr. Diab is a Canadian citizen and sociology professor who lives in Ottawa. He is fighting extradition to France where he is accused of involvement in a bombing near a Paris

Toronto Event, May 19: Kafka in the Courts, the Case of Hassan Diab

2011-05-05T00:26:00.000-07:00

Join us for an event in Toronto highlighting the injustices in Canada's extradition law.Kafka in the Court: Hassan Diab v. Canada's Unjust Extradition LawWhere: Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street, TorontoWhen: Thursday, May 19, 7:15 PMSPEAKERS Rania Tfaily, sociology professor, Carleton University; wife of Hassan DiabJessica Orkin, criminal justice lawyer, with an emphasis on constitutional law

Souper bénéfice pour supporter Hassan Diab

2011-04-06T21:55:00.000-07:00

Date: Samedi le 16 avril 2011 de 16h30 à 20h30Au: Mosaic Carling Buffet, 2583 Avenue Carling, OttawaLe souper bénéfice est une activité pour supporter le Dr. Hassan Diab, Canadien d’origine libanaise et professeur de sociologie faisant face à des procédures d’extradition injustes. L’injuste loi canadienne d’extradition permet que des Canadiens et des Canadiennes soient envoyé.es vers des pays

Come to a Fundraising Dinner for Hassan Diab

2011-04-06T21:54:00.002-07:00

You are invited to a fundraising dinner in support of Hassan Diab. Click here for a flyer for the event.When: Saturday, April 16, 2011, 4:30 PM – 8:30 PMWhere: Mosaic Carling Buffet, 2583 Carling Avenue, OttawaDinner tickets are $20 per person or $60 per family. This includes Mosaic’s ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET.You can purchase fundraising dinner tickets in three ways:Send e-money transfer, $20 for

CUPW Letter to the Canadian Minister of Justice

2011-03-27T23:20:00.000-07:00

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers wrote a letter to the Canadian Minister of Justice, Mr. Robert Nicholson, concerning Dr. Hassan Diab’s extradition case.http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CUPW_to_Nicholson_Mar2011.pdf“... Recently, the court refused to exclude “very problematic” and “very confusing” handwriting evidence against Dr. Diab, saying that Canadian

Dawg's Blawg: Hassan Diab: Hearing over, Judgement Expected in June

2011-03-10T00:27:00.000-08:00

Check out Dr. Dawg's blog on Hassan's extradition case.http://drdawgsblawg.ca/2011/03/hassan-diab-hearing-over-judgement-expected-in-june.shtml“As citizens, we do what we can against colossal institutional processes that have nothing to do with justice. Evidence doesn’t matter in Diab’s case. Misrepresentations don’t matter. Only our voices matter when the normal rule of law is effectively

“A complete railroad job”

2011-02-27T14:55:00.000-08:00

By Rachel AnjorinAmidst all the legal hullaballoo of the Hassan Diab case, something critical keeps fading out of view. Simply put: Hassan is innocent, as proven by French investigators’ own case documents and palm print and finger print mismatches -- and they know this but don’t want to accept it.So, why do French investigators pursue Hassan when they know he is innocent? We can speculate about

Dawg's Blawg: Hassan Diab: Another Stop on the Railroad

2011-02-21T13:20:00.000-08:00

Check out Dr. Dawg's blog on Hassan's extradition case and the terrible decision on the bogus handwriting evidence.http://drdawgsblawg.ca/2011/02/hassan-diab-another-stop-on-the-railroad.shtml“The farcical and contradictory French evidence must be taken as "presumptively reliable" under current extradition law. Canadian citizens whose extradition has been requested have little legal recourse to

Torture in the court

2011-02-20T23:30:00.000-08:00

British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) expresses concerns about recent decision regarding handwriting evidence in Hassan Diab's extradition case.http://nationalsecurity.bccla.org/2011/02/18/torture-in-the-court

My Kafkaesque Justice

2011-02-17T23:14:00.000-08:00

By Rania TfailyThe following is a presentation by Dr. Rania Tfaily, Hassan Diab's partner, which she delivered at an event, entitled “Kafkaesque Justice: The Case of Hassan Diab”, organized by the Communications, Energy, and Paperworkers (CEP) Union of Canada, Local 2025, on February 7, 2011. In her presentation, Rania describes the Kafkaesque atmosphere that Hassan has been subjected to, since

Canadian Extradition and Secret Trials

2011-02-14T22:10:00.000-08:00

Check out a report on Dr. Hassan Diab’s extradition case by Lia Tarachansky of The Real News Network.“Canada is in a position where it always wants to kowtow to larger or more established nations. So it becomes a question not will we jump but how high will we jump, and how much do we have to bend over backwards to accommodate. In fact, never in the history of Canada have we prosecuted in Canada

Kafkaesque Justice: An Event for Hassan Diab

2011-01-29T20:40:00.000-08:00

Come to an event organized by Communications, Energy, and Paper Workers (CEP) Union of Canada Local 2025When: Monday, February 7, 2011 7:00 PMWhere: PSAC Building, 233 Gilmour Street at Metcalfe, OttawaShould another country have the right to forcibly remove you from Canada on the basis of secret allegations?What would it be like:to suddenly be told by a foreign country you committed a crime 30

Insane Extradition Proceedings

2011-01-22T22:23:00.000-08:00

Listen to the interview on Five O'Clock Train, CHUO Radio, 89.1 FM, OttawaOn January 20, 2011, Denis Rancourt interviewed Peter Gose and Donald Pratt, two members of the support network for Hassan Diab.Find out how and why Hassan has been targeted despite his obvious innocence. Find out how evidence that proves his innocence is withheld and just how bad the so-called evidence is... Truly

A Conclusion in Search of Facts

2010-12-04T13:44:00.000-08:00

By Rachel AnjorinThis essay details numerous instances in which French investigators have spared no effort to pin the 1980 Rue Copernic attack on Dr. Hassan Diab, no matter how much evidence they find showing he is an innocent man. Rather than let the facts of the case lead them to a logical conclusion, French investigators have cherry picked information, ignored a wealth of evidence that points

CAIR-CAN Issues Action Alert About Unfair Extradition Proceedings

2010-11-05T21:33:00.000-07:00

The Council on American-Islamic Relations Canada (CAIR-CAN) issued an action alert today urging all Canadians to contact the Minister of Justice, Mr. Robert Nicholson, and demand that he stop the use of unsourced intelligence in Dr. Diab's case.“French authorities, by their own admission, are relying upon the use of unsourced “secret” intelligence to back-up their extradition request. Unsourced

CAUT Opposes Secret Intelligence from Unidentified Sources in Extradition Case of Hassan Diab

2010-11-05T19:06:00.001-07:00

The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) issued a statement today opposing the use of secret “intelligence” from unidentified sources in Hassan's case."The Canadian Association of University Teachers opposes the use of secret “intelligence” information from unidentified sources – especially information that may be derived from torture – in the Canadian courts, as is happening in

rabble.ca: Ottawa Professor Fights Extradition for 1980 Bomb Attack in France

2010-11-05T18:03:00.000-07:00

Read the article by Matthew Behrens published on rabble.ca today."The Ontario Superior Court judge presiding over the extradition on Nov. 8 will hear about a litany of problems, including the fact that Diab's finger and palm prints do not match those offered by the French...In addition, key pieces of evidence appear to have been tampered with, possibly amounting to fraud, and information that

Please Take a Stand on Hassan Diab's Case‏

2010-10-28T17:24:00.000-07:00

Dear all,We urge you to take a firm public stand against abusive extradition cases by (1) signing the statement below, and (2) (if you live in Ottawa) attending Dr. Hassan Diab's extradition hearing, which is scheduled to commence on November 8, 2010 (details below).On October 15, 2010, Dr. Diab’s lawyer filed important documents with the Court showing how French investigators have manipulated

Letter to The Globe and Mail

2010-10-20T20:47:00.000-07:00

The following letter was written to Globe and Mail columnist Lysiane Gagnon in response to an inaccurate and misleading article published on October 10, 2010. To date, neither Ms. Gagnon nor editors for the Globe and Mail have responded.Ms. Gagnon,Your column in The Globe and Mail, titled "Still waiting, 30 years on" (October 10, 2010), demonstrates a troubling lack of knowledge about crucial

Keep Evidence Derived From Torture Out of Canadian Courts

2010-10-12T09:30:00.000-07:00

The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) recently issued a press release about Hassan's case."The only effective way to police those in authority from engaging in [torture] or seeking to benefit from it is to prohibit use of evidence derived from it. Absent assurances from France that they have and will respect this rule, Canada should not proceed with an extradition hearing at

Justice Misplaced is Still Justice Delayed

2010-10-03T10:00:00.000-07:00

Closure to the Copernic Tragedy Cannot Come at the Expense of an Innocent ManIn an opinion piece that appeared in The Jerusalem Post on October 1, 2010, Shimon Samuels of the Simon Wiesenthal Center remembers the tragedy of the 1980 Copernic attack and situates it within the wider context of anti-Semitism.Mr. Samuels notes that efforts to extradite the suspect "have been met with delays". He goes

L’Association Canadienne des Libertés Civiles Suit la Procédure d’Extradition du Hassan

2010-08-30T22:20:00.000-07:00

"L’ACLC s’inquiète que les procedures contre le Dr. Diab s’appuient sur des «preuves manifestement non fiables», ce qui met en cause les droits à la vie, la liberté et la sécurité accordés au Dr. Diab par la section 7 de la Charte... "L’ACLC s’inquiète que l’extradition dans cette affaire puisse nuire au test d’extradition, ce qui aboutirait à un processus inéquitable et des injustices envers

Canadian Civil Liberties Association Monitoring the Extradition Proceedings of Hassan

2010-08-30T22:10:00.000-07:00

"The CCLA is concerned that the case against Dr. Diab may consist of ‘manifestly unreliably evidence’ such that Dr. Diab’s section 7 Charter rights to life, liberty and security of the person are at stake..."CCLA is concerned that the extradition in this case will undermine the test for extradition and lead to unfair process and injustices for people suspected of crimes by foreign states."http://

Misidentification and Wrongful Conviction

2010-08-29T22:45:00.000-07:00

Read an interview with Innocence Project co-founder Peter Neufeld on misidentification and wrongful conviction:“The primary cause [of wrongful convictions] is mistaken identification… The second most common cause is the misuse of forensic science other than DNA.”http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/thewrongstuff/archive/2010/08/17/

August 30, 2010: Court Date for Abuse of Process Application

2010-08-26T22:44:00.000-07:00

We urge you to come to the Ontario Superior Court, located at 161 Elgin Street in Ottawa, on Monday August 30 at 10:00 AM, to show your support for Hassan.On August 30, Hassan’s lawyer will file an abuse of process application. The application will detail how the French investigators and the Crown Attorney have continued to rely on flawed handwriting “evidence”, even after learning that

Human Rights Watch Condemns France’s Use of Intelligence as Evidence

2010-08-15T14:18:00.000-07:00

By Don PrattOn March 11, 2010, Human Rights Watch submitted a report titled “Concerns and Recommendations on France” to the UN Committee Against Torture. The section of the report condemning France’s use of intelligence as evidence is worth quoting at length.“Human Rights Watch is concerned that French criminal procedures in terrorism cases lack sufficient safeguards to ensure that evidence

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Part Two)

2010-07-04T18:25:00.000-07:00

By Don PrattPart one of this essay used articles 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) to illustrate how the fundamental rights and freedoms of Dr. Hassan Diab have been undercut by the extradition process. The second and final part of this essay relies on articles 9, 10, 11(1), 12, 18, 19, 20(1) and 23(1) to further demonstrate the injustice of this

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Part One)

2010-06-27T14:21:00.000-07:00

By Don PrattThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations in 1948. It represents the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are entitled, and embodies fundamental morals and values of human rights.This two-part essay shows that many of Dr. Hassan Diab’s rights and freedoms have been trampled in the course of bringing the case against him.

Please come to court and support Prof. Hassan Diab

2010-06-15T08:00:00.000-07:00

From: Rania TfailyURL: http://www.justiceforhassandiab.orgDear all,I am writing to let you know that we will be in court - The Ottawa Court House, 161 Elgin Street - on Wednesday, June 16th at 10:00 am (and possibly Thursday, June 17th and Friday, June 18th) to ask the court for the removal of the condition of the electronic monitoring that was imposed on March 31, 2009, as part of Hassan’s

Letter from Dr. Randal Marlin to Mr. Rob Nicholson, the Canadian Minister of Justice

2010-05-29T13:05:00.000-07:00

Check out the letter of support written by Dr. Randal Marlin, Academic Director of the Civil Liberties Association of the National Capital Region, to Mr. Rob Nicholson, the Canadian Minister of Justice.http://civil-liberties.ncf.ca/nicholsondiabletter27may10.html

Garlic, Onions, and Friendship

2010-05-29T10:47:00.000-07:00

“Oh! I think I put in too much garlic; sorry about that.”“WHAT?! There is NO such thing as ‘too much garlic’!”So I learned from my dear friend, Hassan Diab. No longer do I need to apologize for enjoying extremely garlicy hummus, breads, salad dressings, food in general. YES!My introduction to the delightful personality and gentle wisdom of Hassan came about by sheer circumstance; a mutual friend

Dawg's Blawg: Hassan Diab – Canada’s Dreyfus?

2010-05-18T23:10:00.000-07:00

Check out what Dr. Dawg is saying about the case of Dr. Hassan Diab.http://drdawgsblawg.blogspot.com/2010/05/hassan-diab-canadas-dreyfus.html

Campagne contre la "justice Kafkaesque"

2010-05-14T23:45:00.000-07:00

[Click here for English version.]Solidarité avec Hassan Diabhttp://www.justiceforhassandiab.orgLe Comité de Soutien à Hassan Diab lance une campagne de lettres aux députés canadiens visant à protester contre l’usage par le gouvernement de renseignements secrets et sans source [lire: d’innombrables couches de ouï-dires non-prouvées] comme preuves devant les tribunaux canadiens.Dans un cas qui

Campaign Against "Kafkaesque Justice”

2010-05-14T00:34:00.000-07:00

[Cliquez ici pour la version française.]We are writing to inform you about the campaign against "Kafkaesque justice” in Canada.The Hassan Diab Support Committee is launching a letter-writing campaign to Canadian Members of Parliament, protesting the government’s use of secret, unsourced intelligence [read: countless layers of unsubstantiated hearsay] as evidence in Canadian courts.In a case

Letter from Dr. Monia Mazigh to Mr. Rob Nicholson, the Canadian Minister of Justice

2010-05-12T22:27:00.000-07:00

Ottawa, April, 26 2010The Honourable Rob NicholsonMinister of JusticeOttawa, Ontario, CanadaDear Mr. Nicholson,I am writing you regarding the case of Dr. Hassan Diab who is fighting extradition to France. I have been following his case through media reports and as many other citizens I am very concerned by the perspectives of sending Canadian citizens to foreign countries based on secret and

Latest testimonials from Friends of Hassan Diab

2010-03-16T18:31:00.000-07:00

Allister R. Colins, a former student of Dr. Hassan Diab at Brandon University, writes:"As a professor, Hassan was professional, funny and irreverent. He showed no favoritism, even though we were friends outside of class. He did not disparage students who felt differently from him. Open discourse (but not arguing) was encouraged.It is impossible for Hassan to have done what he is accused of doing.

PRISM Magazine: Diab Case Poses Serious Threat to Canadian Rights and Freedoms

2010-02-17T21:43:00.000-08:00

Check out an opinion piece in PRISM Magazine about the case of Dr. Hassan Diab.http://prism-magazine.com/2010/02/diab-case-poses-serious-threat-to-canadian-rights-and-freedoms

Dawg's Blawg: Hassan Diab - the Crown drags its feet

2010-02-10T22:00:00.000-08:00

Check out what Dr. Dawg is saying about the case of Dr. Hassan Diab.http://drdawgsblawg.blogspot.com/2010/02/hassan-diab-crown-drags-its-feet.html

The Leveller: And it all falls apart

2010-01-25T20:24:00.000-08:00

The following article originally appeared in the January 2010 issue of The Leveller, Carleton University’s campus and community newspaper. The complete edition is available at http://leveller.ca/2010/01/18/volume-2-issue-3/ And it all falls apart by Daniel Tubb The case for extradition against Hassan Diab, the sociology instructor removed from the classroom by Carleton

WORKSHOP: Resisting Canada’s National ‘Security’ Agenda

2010-01-20T21:34:00.000-08:00

Learn about Dr. Diab's case at the Workshop:"Resisting Canada’s National ‘Security’ Agenda"Date: Saturday January 23, 2010Time: 3:30 pm – 4:50 pmPlace: University of Ottawa, Morisset Hall, Room 219, 65 Universite Pvt, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaPresenters:Mary Foster (People’s Commission on Immigration ‘Security’ Measures)Sophie Harkat (Justice for Mohamed Harkat Campaign)Rania Tfaily (Hassan Diab

Counting on Your Support

2009-12-09T12:12:00.000-08:00

By Rania TfailyDear all,This is to inform you that Hassan Diab’s evidentiary hearing will continue on Thursday, December 10th, at 10 AM at the Superior Court (161 Elgin Street in Ottawa), and possibly on Friday, December 11th. The Assistant Crown Attorney, Claude LeFrancois, will continue his arguments, and Hassan's lawyer will make a final rebuttal. I sincerely hope you can attend court.Some

Misconceptions and Rebuttals

2009-11-14T11:30:00.000-08:00

By Rachel AnjorinThe case against Dr. Hassan Diab has inspired a raft of misconceptions and misinformation. Let’s examine some of them.Misconception #1: “Well, you say he’s a nice guy, but haven’t you heard what they say about former Nazis? They make the best neighbors. They’re polite, quiet, keep their property neat, don’t complain or pick fights. So this guy fits the profile, doesn’t he?”

Courtroom Notebook: Defence highlights faulty evidence in the case against Dr. Hassan Diab

2009-10-26T22:25:00.000-07:00

By Don PrattOn October 22, 2009, Mr. Don Bayne, Hassan Diab’s lawyer, submitted nine reports to the court to challenge two key points of evidence in the French case against Hassan Diab. The reports produced by top experts in Canada, the United States, France, and England, show the inherent unreliability of the evidence against Hassan. Some of the reports address handwriting analysis submitted by

Letter to Canadian Members of Parliament in support of Dr. Hassan Diab

2009-10-16T22:50:00.000-07:00

We encourage all friends and supporters of Hassan Diab to send letters to Canadian Members of Parliament (MPs), alerting them to Hassan’s plight and demanding that he receive justice.The following sample letter is provided as a guide. You can also download a copy of the letter in rich text format (RTF). Postage is not required when mailing the letter from within Canada to an MP’s address on

Democracy Quietly Eroding

2009-10-12T12:58:00.000-07:00

By Rachel AnjorinMy friend, Hassan Diab, is innocent of the charges. None of the accusations against him fits with anything I know about him. In fact, they run completely counter to everything I know about him. Hassan and I met in the late 1980's and have been friends ever since.I watch with much pain and concern as the case against my friend unfolds, particularly in the press and the so-called

The friends of Hassan Diab stand in solidarity with him and demand justice.

2009-10-04T16:55:00.000-07:00

By Don PrattThis blog is intended as a space where friends of Dr. Hassan Diab, the Canadian professor wrongfully accused by the French, can tell readers something about him. We know he is a very decent and thoughtful person. We have seen him in both public and private moments. He is a gentle and soft-spoken person who loves the company of others. We appreciate him as a friend given to wit, humor,