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Articles

• “The Ordeal of Hassan Diab”, by Judith Deutsch, CounterPunch, July 17, 2017
• “Trudeau following Harper’s lead in denying justice to illegally imprisoned Muslim men”, by Kathy Copps, rabble.ca, March 7, 2017
• “No evidence? No problem: What Hassan Diab’s extradition and imprisonment in France tells us about Canada’s casual relationship with the rule of law”, by Matthew Behrens, CCPA Monitor, March/April 2017
• “Trudeau Must Call For The Release Of Hassan Diab”, by Tyler Levitan, Huffington Post, November 18, 2016
• “No ‘sunny ways’ for Canadian extradited to France, so how fair will China be?”, by Gerald Caplan, Globe and Mail, October 12, 2016
• “Jewish Law and Our Most Cherished Traditions Require Justice for Hassan Diab”, by David Mivasair, Tikkun Daily, July 5, 2016
• “Why Is Canada Sacrificing the Rights of Its Citizen, Hassan Diab, for France’s War on Terror?”, by Sarah Lazare, Alternet, May 30, 2016
• “After years of injustice, Canada should bring Hassan Diab home”, by Monia Mazigh, rabble.ca, May 20 2016
• “Canada must demand fair investigation by France in case of Hassan Diab”, by Gerald Caplan, Globe and Mail, November 5, 2015
• “Civil society must prevent Hassan Diab’s wrongful conviction”, by Tyler Levitan, Al-Alraby Al-Jadeed, May 22, 2015
• “A Canadian in Paris: Hassan Diab’s Indefinite Jail Journey”, by Matthew Behrens, rabble.ca, February 23, 2015
• “Productive week for Canada’s desk torturers in Harkat, Diab cases”, by Matthew Behrens, rabble.ca, May 21, 2014
• “Op-Ed: Bring Canada’s extradition law into this century”, by Maria Heynen and Colin Stuart, Ottawa Citizen, May 15, 2014
• Huffington Post
  • “Will There Be Justice For This Canadian Citizen Living a Nightmare?”, by Larry Rousseau, Huffington Post, May 14, 2014
  • “Justice sera-t-elle rendue pour ce citoyen canadien vivant un cauchemar?”, par Larry Rousseau, Huffington Post, 14 mai, 2014 – Traduction (Français)
• Hassan Diab livre sa version des faits, le courrier de l’Atlas, 14 mai 2014
• “Hassan Diab is Innocent and the Case against Him is without Foundation”, by Ahmad Hreiche, Sada Al-Mashrek, November 26, 2013
• “Op-Ed: Diplomacy Must Not Trump Justice”, by Jo Wood, Ottawa Citizen, October 29, 2013
• “Civil liberties in peril”, by Randal Marlin, October 26, 2013
• Canadian Dimension
  • “The Extradition Case of Dr. Hassan Diab”, by Matthew Behrens, Canadian Dimension, October 15, 2013
  • “L’affaire de l’extradition de M. Hassan Diab”, par Matthew Behrens, Canadian Dimension, 15 octobre, 2013 – Traduit par Bob Thomson (Français)
• “One Law for All Canadians?”, by Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan, Muslim Link, May 11, 2012
• “Taking Liberties: Revelations in Hassan Diab case highlight major faultlines in extradition process”, rabble.ca, April 2012
• “Canada’s Extradition Act and the case of Hassan Diab”, rabble.ca, February 2012
• “Persecution by proxy Canada’s Extradition Act and the case of Hassan Diab”, briarpatch Magazine, January 2012
• “Despite incredibly ‘Weak Case’, Hassan Diab Forced to Keep Resisting Extradition to France”, Homes Not Bombs, July 2011
• “Ottawa professor fights extradition for 1980 bomb attack in France”, rabble.ca, November 2010
• “Bad Times for the Good Doctor”, Alternatives International Journal, June 2010
• “And It All Falls Apart”, The Leveller, January 2010

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Call-Outs / eBulletins “Justice for Hassan Diab”

• August 4, 2017
• July 31, 2017
• July 17, 2017
• July 9, 2017
• July 2, 2017
• June 28, 2017
• June 20, 2017
• June 17, 2017
• May 8, 2017
• April 27, 2017
• April 2, 2017
• March 22, 2017
• March 15, 2017
• March 4, 2017
• November 14, 2016
• November 8, 2016
• May 27, 2016
• May 18, 2016
• April 9, 2016
• February 7, 2016
• December 27, 2015
• December 16, 2015
• December 3, 2015
• November 21, 2015
• November 12, 2015
• November 11, 2015
• June 2, 2015
• April 27, 2015
• March 2, 2015
• February 6, 2015
• January 9, 2015
• December 23, 2014
• November 20, 2014
• August 18, 2014
• April 7, 2014
• December 12, 2013
• October 28, 2013
• September 23, 2013
• March 17, 2013
• October 7, 2012
• May 4, 2012
• January 28, 2012
• January 9, 2012
• November 20, 2011
• October 28, 2011
• October 21, 2011
• October 10, 2011
• June 18, 2011
• June 8, 2011
• May 17, 2011
• February 21, 2011
• January 30, 2011
• January 2, 2011
• December 19, 2010
• December 12, 2010

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Events

• “Kafka Revisited: An Evening with Dr. Hassan Diab, Beit Zatoun House, Toronto, September 27, 2013
• Ottawa Dinner Event, Church of the Ascension, Ottawa, April 6, 2013
• “The Politics of Absurdity: Extradition in the Age of Fear”, Octopus Books, Ottawa, March 20, 2013
• Hassan Diab Fundraising Event, First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa, Ottawa, June 9, 2012
• “J’Accuse”: Toronto event for Hassan Diab, University of Toronto, February 3, 2012
• Rally at Department of Justice, Ottawa, January 20, 2011
• Fundraising Dinner In Support of Hassan Diab, Ottawa, November 26, 2011
• “J’Accuse”: Toronto Fundraiser for Hassan Diab, Beit Zatoun House, Toronto, October 29, 2011
• Public Lecture: Extradition Law on Trial, Carleton University, October 19, 2011

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Extradition

• Canada Extradition Act / Loi sur l’extradition
  • English
  • Français
• Extradition treaty between Canada and France
  • English
  • Français
• “Op-Ed: Bring Canada’s extradition law into this century”, by Maria Heynen and Colin Stuart, Ottawa Citizen, May 15, 2014
• Memorandum: Issues Raised by the Diab Case Concerning Extradition from Canada, by Maeve MacMahon, August 2012, August 2012
• Canada’s Extradition Law: The Least Fair Act on Earth, by Gary Botting, Prism Magazine, June 17, 2011
• Extradition: The longest arm of the law, CBC News, February 27, 2006
• Canadian Extradition And Secret Trials, The Real News, video recording, February 15, 2011

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France’s Anti-Terrorism Laws

• How France confronts terrorism, Boston Globe, February 17, 2009
• Will France Americanize Its Legal System?, Time, January 9, 2009
• Sarkozy Seeks Changes That Would Reinforce Presumed Innocence of Suspects, Washington Post, January 8, 2009
• Use of French terrorism law on railroad saboteurs draws criticism, New York Times, November 4, 2008
• France terror laws ‘flout rights’, BBC News, July 2, 2008
• The French Experience of Counter-terrorism, by Jeremy Shapiro and Benedicte Suzan, Brookings Institute, Spring 2008
• Who Needs Jacques Bauer?, Wall Street Journal Opinion Archives, February 25, 2007
• Outreau puts French justice in question, BBC News, July 2, 2004

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Human Rights

• Fair Trial Manual, Second Edition, Amnesty International, 2014
• Report submitted by the Hassan Diab Support Committee to the UN Human Rights Council Working Group, Periodic Review of Canada’s Record, 16th session, May/June 2013
• Human Rights Watch Report, June 2010
  • No Questions Asked: Intelligence Cooperation with Countries that Torture
  • Sans poser de questions: La coopération en matière de renseignement avec des pays qui torturent (Français)
• Concerns and Recommendations on France, Human Rights Watch, March 2010
• Secret Evidence, a JUSTICE report by Eric Metcalfe, June 2009
• Human Rights Watch Report, July 2008
  • Preempting Justice: Counterterrorism Laws and Procedures in France
  • La justice court-circuitée: Les lois et procédures antiterroristes en France (Français)
• The Investigation and Prosecution of Terrorist Suspects in France , by Jacqueline Hodgson, School of Law, University of Warwick, 2006
• The Role For Human Rights Obligations in Canadian Extradition Law, by Joanna Harrington, Canadian Yearbook of International Law, 2005
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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Informational Kits

• Informational Kit, April 2017
• Informational Kit, April-May 2016
• Informational Kit, January 2016
• Kit for France, May 2015
• Kit for France, December 2014
• Press Kit for Court of Appeal for Ontario Decision, May 2014
• Press Kit for Court of Appeal for Ontario Hearing, November 2013

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Interviews and Podcasts

• CKUT Community Radio, July 23, 2014 (Interview starts at 08:00 time mark)
• CHRY Community Radio, July 8, 2014
• Free City Radio, June 20, 2014
• Free City Radio, December 6, 2013
• CKUT Community Radio, Montreal, February 27, 2013
• Extradition injustice: The case of Hassan Diab, rabble.ca, February 29, 2012
• Interview conducted by Chris Cobb of the Ottawa Citizen newspaper, August 2011
• Prism TV’s “Rights and Security”, video recording, June 19, 2011
• CBC Radio interview conducted by Alan Neal of “All in a Day”, podcast, June 6, 2011
• PressTV report on Toronto event about Hassan Diab’s case, May 2011
• Canadian Extradition And Secret Trials, The Real News, video recording, February 2011
• “The Five O’Clock Train”, CHUO Radio, 89.1 FM, Ottawa , January 20, 2011
• CHRY Community Radio, Toronto, May 20, 2010
• CKUT Community Radio, Montreal, May 19, 2010
• CHRY Community Radio, Toronto, March 4, 2010
• Carleton Midweek Report, December 2, 2009
• CHRY Community Radio, Toronto, November 12, 2009
• CitizenShift: Canada’s National (In)security 2009, July 2009

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Legal Documents

• Legal Documents Related to Dr. Hassan Diab’s Case

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Media: Press Conferences, Releases, and Advisories

• Ottawa, June 22, 2017 – Press release:
  • Amnesty International Calls for End to Hassan Diab’s Imprisonment as New Evidence Further Confirms His Innocence
  • Amnesty International demande la libération d’Hassan Diab dont l’innocence est confirmée par de nouvelles preuves (Français)
• Ottawa, June 21, 2017 – Media advisory:
  • Amnesty International Press Conference on Hassan Diab’s Case, June 21, 2017, 1pm, Ottawa
• Ottawa, May 17, 2017 – Media advisory:
  Supporters of Hassan Diab, Canadian citizen detained in France, Seek Trudeau’s Intervention
• Ottawa, May 2, 2017 – Press release:
  • Diab’s Sixth Release Order Overturned; Supporters Deeply Disappointed with Canadian Government’s Inaction
• Ottawa, April 27, 2017 – Media advisory:
  • Press Conference Reacting to Continued Detention of Diab in France Despite Six Release Orders
• Ottawa, April 25, 2017 – Press release:
  • French Investigative Judges Order Diab’s Release for Sixth Time; Diab’s Supporters Call on the Prime Minister to Intervene
• Ottawa, November 13, 2014 – Press conference following the refusal of the Supreme Court of Canada to hear Hassan Diab’s case
  • Video
• Ottawa, April 13, 2012 – Press conference in response to the Justice Minister’s surrender order
  • Video
• Ottawa, June 6, 2011 – Press conference in response to the extradition Judge’s committal decision
  • Video (Part 1)
  • Video (Part 2)

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