Archives: Mohammad Mahjoub
Here are some items which deal with the certificate case of Mohammad Mahjoub.
April 13, 2007
Mohammad Mahjoub is finally released from prison.
February 23 2007
Canada's Supreme Court has struck down the controversial security certificate process which allowed the Canadian government to detain and deport foreign-born terror suspects. The nine judges ruled that the security certificate system - in place since 1978 - violated Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The system allowed a suspect to be held indefinitely or deported on the basis of evidence presented in secret. Read the decision Charkaoui vs. Canada. in English. En Français.
Mahjoub Bail Release: Justice Mosley's decision (87 pages, PDF), Federal Court of Canada, February 15, 2007
June 26, 2006:
The hunger strike has ended after approximately 4 weeks. The Canadian Border Security Agency agreed to the final two demands, to remove the 1-hour phone call limit and to provide a better canteen arrangement. The three men (Jaballah, Mahjoub and Almrei) have started eating again.
MUSLIM DETAINEES IN CANADA CALL FOR RELEASE OF JIM LONEY AND OTHER CPT MEMBERS HELD IN IRAQ, Communique, via The Campaign to Stop Secret Trials in Canada, December 3, 2005
Photos of Toronto Vigil for Mahjoub, a selection of photos from the action courtesy of John Bonnar, September 19, 2005
Letter to Prime Minister Paul Martin in support of Mohammed Mahjoub, from Irene Sarasua for The McGill Nurses for Global Health, CCe'ed to Anne McLellan, Joe Volpe, Pierre Pettigrew and Monte Kwinter, September 8, 2005
(U.K.) Terror detainees win Lords appeal, by BBC News Staff, BBS News Online, December 16, 2004
Mahjoub Wins Stay of Deportation to Torture , a courtroom report by Matthew Behrens of The Campaign to Stop Secret Trials in Canada, September 8, 2004
Judge grants reprieve to suspected terrorist , by CP in The Toronto Star online, September 8, 2004
Mahjoub Bail Hearing Report: Trickle-Down Democracy by Matthew Behrens, June 4, 2004
Egyptian refugee's detention slammed, Colin Perkel for CP, June 1, 2004.
illustration by Alex Tavshunsky
Report on the "Bail Not Jail" protest At Metro West Detention Centre and Northrup Grumman weapons manufacturer by Matthew Behrens of the Campaign to Stop Secret Trials in Canada, April 3, 2004
Detainees' families protest lengthy lockups by Tracy Huffman for The Toronto Star, March 15, 2004
Supporters urge release of five terror suspects by CTV News, Aug 25 2003
'Police State Propaganda' - Security for terror suspect criticized by Philip Lee-Shanok for Sun Media, May 11 2003
Welcome to the Occupation by Matthew Behrens of Home Not Bombs. A courtroom report detailing one of Mahjoub's trial appearances in Toronto federal court.
