[Fdu] tonight! Dr. Hassan Diab (Carleton) support event at Beit Zatoun

[Cynthia Wright]

/“Recipe for a wrongful conviction: The extradition of an innocent man – 
Hassan Diab”
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*/*Don't miss a preview of the short documentary on Dr. Hassan Diab, 
“Rubber Stamped: The Hassan Diab Story”.

**What:* Preview of “Rubber Stamped: The Hassan Diab Story”, a short 
documentary on Dr. Hassan Diab -- Trailer 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKIe2y3XV2U>
*Place:*Beit Zatoun <http://beitzatoun.org/> Cultural Centre, 612 
Markham Street, Toronto  -- Map 
<https://www.google.com/maps/place/612+Markham+St,+Toronto,+ON+M6G+2L8,+Canada/@43.6645155,-79.4146248,17z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m5%213m4%211s0x882b34924341a67d:0x676ec22e269c837d%218m2%213d43.6645116%214d-79.4124361>
*Date:* Friday September 30, 2016
*Time:* 7:00 pm (Doors open at 6.45 pm)
*Admission:* Free

*Guest speakers:*

  * Amar Wala, award-winning filmmaker and director of “Rubber Stamped:
    The Hassan Diab Story”
  * Barbara Jackman, renowned human rights lawyer

Please come out, watch the short documentary, and hear our guest 
speakers talk about the documentary and Canada's unjust Extradition Law. 
Q&A will follow.

*There will be refreshments, plenty of yummy finger foods, music, raffle 
items, and more!
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/The venue is accessible on demand via portable ramp; washrooms are not 
accessible.
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*Sponsored by:*

  * Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)
  * Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA)
  * Canadian Unitarians for Social Justice (CUSJ)
  * Peace and Social Concerns – Ottawa Quakers
  * United Jewish People’s Order (UJPO)


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Hassan Diab is a Canadian citizen and Carleton University professor who 
lived in Ottawa. He was extradited to France on November 14, 2014, in 
connection with the 1980 Rue Copernic bombing in Paris.

The Canadian extradition judge described the evidence that the French 
authorities submitted as “*very problematic” *and *“suspect”, *and 
stated that*“the prospects of conviction in the context of a fair trial 
seem unlikely”*.However, the judge said that he felt obliged under 
Canada’s extradition law to commit Hassan to extradition.

Hassan has strongly condemned the attack and steadfastly maintained his 
innocence. *Hehas been in prison near Paris for almost two years.*
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/Mr. Don Bayne, Hassan’s lawyer in Canada, has stated: “We now have the 
classic recipe for the wrongful conviction of a Canadian citizen”.
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Some links of interest:*

“Jewish Law and Our Most Cherished Traditions Require Justice for Hassan 
Diab”, by: David Mivasair, July 5, 2016 
<https://www.tikkun.org/tikkundaily/2016/07/05/jewish-law-and-our-most-cherished-traditions-require-justice-for-hassan-diab/>

“Canada must demand fair investigation by France in case of Hassan 
Diab”, by Gerald Caplan, Globe and Mail, November 9, 2015 
<http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-must-demand-fair-investigation-by-france-in-case-of-hassan-diab/article27178010/>

“Civil society must prevent Hassan Diab's wrongful conviction”, by Tyler 
Levitan, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, May 27, 2015 
<https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/comment/2015/5/27/civil-society-must-prevent-hassan-diabs-wrongful-conviction>

“Canada's extradition law: A legal conundrum”, by Chris Cobb, Ottawa 
Citizen, November 14, 2014 
<http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Ottawa_Citizen_2014-11-14b.pdf>


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*Hassan Diab Support Committee
Web:*http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org 
<http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/>
*Email:* diabsupport at gmail.com <mailto:diabsupport at gmail.com>
*Facebook:* http://www.facebook.com/groups/friendsofhassandiab 
<http://www.facebook.com/groups/friendsofhassandiab>
*Twitter:* http://twitter.com/friendsofhdiab 
<http://twitter.com/friendsofhdiab>
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