‘Irvine 11’ trial

Mohammad Uns Qureashi sheds a tear Friday after he and nine other Muslim students were found guilty of conspiring to disrupt and then disrupting a speech by the Israeli ambassador at UC Irvine last year.   (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Muslim students stare at the jury Friday after being found guilty of conspiring to disrupt and then disrupting a speech by the Israeli ambassador at UC Irvine last year. Eight of the 10 students were present for the verdict at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana. The other two had permission by the court to be out of town.   (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Father John Conrad stands with people from many faiths and cultures to support the “Irvine 11” during a gathering of community leaders outside the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana on Monday.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Two of 11 student activists, Aslam Akhtar, left, and Ali Sayeed, talk to their attorney Reem Salahi during an arraignment hearing April 15 at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana. All 11 activists pleaded not guilty in a Santa Ana courtroom to disturbing a speech by Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren last year at UC Irvine.The group, known as the Irvine 11 — three of the students are actually from UC Riverside — were charged with misdemeanor disturbing a meeting and misdemeanor conspiracy to commit a crime.

College students protest Feb. 1 in front of the offices of the Orange County District Attorney in Santa Ana against possible charges being brought against the 11 students who interrupted a speech by Israeli ambassador Michael Oren at UC Irvine last year. Many of the students wore tape over their mouths while they held their signs.   (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

UC Irvine student Ridwan Yusuf wears tape over his mouth during a protest Feb. 1 in front of the offices of the Orange County District Attorney in Santa Ana against possible charges being brought against the 11 students who interrupted a speech by Israeli ambassador Michael Oren at UC Irvine last year.   (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)