On Friday, February 10th, at 9 am pack the courtroom at the Appeals Hearing for Dr. Aafia Siddiqui at Federal Court, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY, 9th Floor Ceremonial Courtroom
Dr Aafia Siddiqui is a victim of torture and abuse. She was illegally kidnapped with her three young children in Karachi 9 years ago – March 2003 and was taken to U.S. custody in Afghanistan where she was shot and severely wounded during an interrogation by FBI agents.
On September 23, 2010 - following five years of secret imprisonment and torture overseas, and two years of torturous pre-trial detention in the United States - this now 39 year old mother of three was found guilty of “attempting to murder U.S. personnel” in Afghanistan (despite all of the material evidence in her favor) and shockingly sentenced to 86 years of additional imprisonment in the U.S. Aafia was sent to Carswell Federal Prison in Ft Worth TX and has been held for 18 months in total isolation.
Aafia Siddiqui holds a place in the hearts of people of conscience internationally irrespective of their faith, nationality or location. There is already immense international outrage about her case. Aafia Siddiqui has repeatedly maintained in court appearances that she was tortured while in U.S. custody.
This U.S.-educated child specialist and doctor of neuroscience has come to symbolize the many hundreds of Pakistanis who have been secretly disappeared, detained and tortured, as well as the national outrage at the continuing deadly U.S. drone attacks.
Let’s Pack the Court on Friday, Feb 10 in solidarity with our sister Aafia Siddiqui.
See: www.freeaafia.org
