ACTION ALERT March 4, 2008 On Monday, March 3, 2008, Dr. Sami Al-Arian began a hunger strike for justice to protest continued government harassment. Earlier in the day, Dr. Al-Arian was informed that he would be called to testify before a third grand jury in Virginia, only weeks before his scheduled release date. Under his plea agreement, Dr. Al-Arian should have been released last April at the latest. However, because he has not testified, his sentence was suspended as he served one year for civil contempt. Dr. Al-Arian’s current release date is April 7, 2008, but it will likely be pushed back indefinitely when he is called before a grand jury sometime in the coming weeks.

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