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Aafia Siddiqui (also spelled Afiya; Urdu: عافیہ صدیقی; born 2 March 1972) is a Pakistani national who is serving an 86-year sentence at the Federal Medical Center, Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas, United States for attempted murder and other felonies.
Jan 17, 2022 · Aafia Siddiqui, whose release was demanded by a man who took hostages inside a Texas synagogue, would not condone the man's actions, her attorney said Saturday.
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She’s a Pakistani neuroscientist who studied in the United States at prestigious institutions — Brandeis University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She attracted the attention of American law enforcement in the years after the Sept. 11 attacks. Top FBI and Justice Department described her as an “al-Qaida operative and facilitator” at...
Pakistani officials immediately decried the punishment, which prompted protests in multiple cities and criticism in the media. The prime minister at the time, Yousuf Raza Gilani, called her the “daughter of the nation” and vowed to campaign for her release from jail. In the years since, Pakistani leaders have openly floated the idea of swaps or dea...
Siddiqui is being held at a federal prison in Fort Worth. She was attacked in July by another inmate at the facility and suffered serious injuries, according to court documents. In a lawsuit against the federal Bureau of Prisons, Siddiqui’s lawyers said another inmate “smashed a coffee mug filled with scaling hot liquid” into her face. When Siddiqu...
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4 hours ago · Islamabad High Court (IHC) adjourned the constitutional petition of Dr Fowzia Siddiqui about the detention of her sister Dr Aafia Siddiqui. The honorable single bench comprising Justice Sardar ...
Documents relating to the case of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist accused of trying to kill American soldiers and F.B.I. agents in Afghanistan, including a letter she wrote, the...
Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist, was convicted by a New York court of trying to kill American military officers. But in Pakistan, she has become an icon of honor and...
Jan 16, 2022 · Investigators believe he may have been motivated by a desire to free Aafia Siddiqui, who is serving an 86-year sentence in federal prison on charges of attempting to kill US service members.
