Debra Sweet | October 13, 2023
Andy Worthington: The Incredibly Powerful “Close Guantánamo!” Event in the EU Parliament
October 4 NYC Global Vigil to Close Guantanamo NOW
See Andy’s extensive report on “Close Guantánamo!,” an astonishing and deeply moving three-hour
event in the EU Parliament featuring nine speakers.
“Three of the speakers were former prisoners, including Mansoor Adayfi,
held for over 14 years at Guantánamo and subsequently resettled in
Serbia, where, after nearly seven years, he has only this year secured a
passport and been able to travel outside the country. Also speaking
were two lawyers, a UN Rapporteur and myself, as well as the former
Muslim Chaplain at the prison, and the relative of a victim of the 9/11
attacks….”