Hashmi, an American citizen, had become a symbol of what they view as the unfair – and unconstitutional - treatment of Muslims in the post-9/11 world. His case prompted regular vigils outside...
Former Queens resident Syed "Fahad" Hashmi, arrested in 2006 for allegedly providing support to Al Qaeda, faces 70 years in prison if convicted at his trial in Manhattan tomorrow. Due to...
The trial of a former Queens student accused of sending equipment to al-Qaida fighters begins Wednesday in Lower Manhattan. Syed Hashmi, 30, faces four counts of providing support to the terrorist...
Civil rights activists claim that a Pakistani-born U.S. citizen may have been psychologically pressured into pleading guilty to helping Al Qaeda just before his trial in New York was to begin.
Syed "Farhad" Hashmi pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to provide material support to al Qaeda, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.
A memo leaked from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency is has immigration reform activist groups up in arms, calling the government's plans to argue on behalf of its programs...
When Syed Hashmi, a former Brooklyn College student charged with providing material support to Al Qaeda, goes on trial this week in Manhattan, the jury will be anonymous, a judge ruled on Monday.
Mahar Arar's quest to force the U.S. government to come clean about why he was shipped by the Bush administration to Syria and tortured has been bolstered by a letter from Foreign Minister Lawrence...
Americans can face potential criminal charges for supporting the political and humanitarian efforts of foreign groups listed as terror organizations, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday.
