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7 February 2015
Persecuted academic reveals his role in Bush’s 2000 election victory. Read more about Deported by US to Turkey, Palestinian activist Dr. Sami Al-Arian speaks out
25 September 2014
Bank found liable for material support for terrorism after judge suppresses crucial evidence. Read more about Arab Bank to appeal verdict in US terror financing "show trial"
1 November 2013
Humanitarians were prosecuted because of donations to Islamic charities in Palestine. Read more about New evidence hoped to free Holy Land Five
26 October 2013
A pillar in Chicago’s Palestinian community faces jail time and deportation over a conviction by an Israeli military court more than four decades ago. Read more about Palestinian arrested in Chicago because of her community activism, groups say
22 February 2013
Thousands of pages of documents released after lawsuit show US prioritized protecting Israel’s interests over its own citizens’ rights. Read more about US investigated Gaza flotilla passengers for terror ties but not Israel's slaying of citizen, new docs show
Gaza Strip 24 October 2012
Going to university has become more difficult for Palestinians in Gaza since George W. Bush shut down a charity that helps underprivileged students with fees. Read more about As Holy Land 5 appeal begins, Palestinians in Gaza praise charity closed by Bush
New York City 24 October 2012
Noor Elashi anticipates this week’s decision by the US Supreme Court whether or not to hear the Holy Land Foundation case, in which her father is a defendant. Read more about "Let us not be brought down": Last legal recourse for Holy Land Five
22 March 2012
Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post-9/11 Injustice tells the stories of individuals in the United States whose rights have been abused as a result of the racist, Islamophobic backlash and the so-called War on Terror that followed the attacks of 11 September 2001. Read more about Book review: "Patriot Acts" tells shocking stories of post-9/11 injustice
8 December 2011
After oral arguments for an appeal began several months ago, the Fifth Circuit Court decides to uphold the convictions of Muslim charity workers under the auspices of the draconian Patriot Act and invoking its “material support” clause to criminalize humanitarian aid to Palestinians under Israeli occupation. Read more about Appeal denied in Holy Land Five case
1 September 2011
The Fifth Circuit Court will hear the oral arguments for an appeal in the case of the Holy Land Five, the founders of the largest Muslim charity in the US who have been imprisoned under Patriot Act laws. Read more about Oral arguments begin in Holy Land Five's case for appeal