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TORONTO/OTTAWA: Canadian citizens tortured in Syria tell stories during 'Caravan to Stop Canadian Involvement in Torture'

May 20th, 2008
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by Murray Lumley 

When I asked Abdullah Almalki how the torture he experienced in Syria had affected him, I did not realize the emotional punch it would deliver. He told me about it during an Amnesty International lunch at the United Church in Napanee, Ontario. The event was part of the 'Caravan to Stop Canadian Involvement in Torture,' that took place 1-8 May 2008.

WINNIPEG/TORONTO: Vigilers pray for Canada to stop deportation of Robin Long and all war resisters

July 21st, 2008
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As part of a nation-wide day of action, Christian Peacemaker Team members Joel Klassen and Doug Pritchard led one hundred and fifty participants in a 10 July Winnipeg vigil, at the People's Summit of the Mennonite Churches of Canada and the U.S. The vigilers called upon the Canadian government to permit U.S. war resister Robin Long to stay in Canada and to implement the 3 June 2008 parliamentary motion affirming that war resisters should have the right to apply for permanent resident status.

Murray Lumley author of "Canadian citizens tortured in Syria tell stories…'Caravan to Stop Canadian Involvement in Torture'"

May 20th, 2008
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Murray Lumley was the author of "TORONTO/OTTAWA: Canadian citizens tortured in Syria tell stories during 'Caravan to Stop Canadian Involvement in Torture'.