Debra Sweet | March 28,2023With the release from Guantánamo three weeks ago of the Saudi citizen Ghassan al-Sharbi, the prison now holds just 31 men, out of the 779 held by the U.S. military since it first opened over 21 years ago.
Seventeen of these 31 men have been approved for release, and yet there is no way of knowing when, if ever, they will be because they did not have their release ordered by a court but recommended by administrative review processes and, as a result, they cannot appeal to a judge to order their release if, as is the case, the government shows no sense of urgency when it comes to freeing them…. More at CloseGuantanamo.org
Wednesday April 5 vigils for the closure of Guantánamo followed by Wednesdays May 3 and June 7
London 1-3 pm GMT: In Parliament Square, opposite the Houses of Parliament, London SW1.
Washington, DC Noon-1 pm ET: On the corner of Independence Ave & New Jersey Avenue SE
New York City 5-6 pm ET: Steps of the New York Public Library, 5th Avenue & 42nd Street
Mexico City 10am-11 am CST: Plancha del Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución), 06010 Ciudad de México
Los Angeles Noon-1 pm PT: Downtown LA Federal Building, 300 N Los Angeles Street
Cobleskill NY 7-7.30 pm ET: 514 W Main Street
Raleigh NC Noon Federal Building, 300 Fayetteville Street
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