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Call to Action: Demand Clemency for Dr. Aafia Siddiqui

Join us in urging Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer to grant clemency to Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, who has endured years of injustice and abuse while serving an 86-year sentence under highly questionable circumstances. Her situation is urgent, and she needs immediate medical care and release from isolation.

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When you sign, an email 📩 will be sent directly to Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer, with copies to you and Dr. Siddiqui's pro bono attorneys, Clive Stafford Smith and Maria Kari. Stand with us for justice and demand immediate clemency for Dr. Siddiqui. Every signature counts.

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Call to Action: Demand Clemency for Dr. Aafia Siddiqui

Join us in urging Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer to grant clemency to Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, who has endured years of injustice and abuse while serving an 86-year sentence under highly questionable circumstances. Her situation is urgent, and she needs immediate medical care and release from isolation.

While a letter is provided to you, we encourage you to personalize it for maximum impact—your unique words can amplify the message and make an even greater difference.

When you sign, an email 📩 will be sent directly to Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer, with copies to you and Dr. Siddiqui's pro bono attorneys, Clive Stafford Smith and Maria Kari. Stand with us for justice and demand immediate clemency for Dr. Siddiqui. Every signature counts.

Sign Now to make your voice heard! 🖊️

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Dear Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer:

I am writing to urge your swift consideration of the clemency petition for Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, who is serving an 86-year sentence at FMC Carswell. Based on information publicly shared by Aafia’s pro bono attorneys, it appears that substantial new evidence has surfaced that casts serious doubt on Aafia’s original conviction, underscoring the need for your prompt intervention. However, above all else the evidence is now clear that she was abducted by the CIA, based on false intelligence, and her three children were abducted too (with one apparently killed and the other two – both U.S. citizens – taken to Afghanistan and held for 5 and 7 years respectively). This had an unimaginably traumatic impact on Aafia, and stands alone as the worst injustice in the entire ‘War on Terror.’

We Americans are global leaders who uphold the values of fairness and justice. We cannot allow Aafia to remain incarcerated under such dubious circumstances. Aafia has suffered long enough. Clemency for Aafia would not only be the right thing to do morally but also align with our country’s commitment to our justice system’s integrity. Other notable figures – including the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shahbaz Sharif – have also written in support of Aafia’s clemency.

Furthermore, I am profoundly disturbed by her current situation at FMC Carswell. A recent federal lawsuit filed by Aafia’s pro bono attorneys against the prison alleges that she has been raped and sexually abused while incarcerated, a claim that gains credibility given that 13 employees, including a Christian minister, have been convicted of sexual abuse at that facility. Dr. Siddiqui has been held in Administrative Segregation for 14 years, longer than any other woman in the U.S. federal system, and has spent much of that time in isolation. She has received no meaningful medical care or therapy while in prison. She has not even been permitted to meet with the esteemed Imam Omar Suleiman, a well-respected Muslim scholar, who has offered to provide pro bono spiritual support. Aafia’s lawyers have developed a plan for her release to a hospital where she can receive treatment under the supervision of her sister, Dr. Fowzia Siddiqui, a respected neurologist educated at Harvard.

Given all that she has endured, it is clear that Dr. Siddiqui has suffered enough. I respectfully request that your office act quickly to remedy this situation by granting clemency to Dr. Aafia Siddiqui. Thank you for your attention and compassion in this urgent matter.

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