Friday, January 11, 2008

On its Sixth Anniversary, Calls Resound Worldwide for Closure of Guantanamo Bay Prison


Source: Democracy Now

Over 800 men and boys, so-called “enemy combatants,” have been held without charge at Guantanamo since January 11, 2002.

We speak to Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights. We’re also joined by London-based writer Mogib Hassan. His cousin, Fawaz Mahdi, was jailed in Guantanamo for over five years. He was released in June but has been suffering severe psychological problems and has tried committing suicide several times.

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Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes has spent his first night of freedom at home after more than four years at the US detention camp.
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