San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Seattle: San Francisco:On the national day of action, a spirited, diverse crowd of protesters was in the streets of downtown San Francisco during rush hour, demanding “Close…
Statement of Musa’ab al-Madhwani in support of emergency motion for humanitarian and life-saving relief
1. My name is Musa’ab al-Madhwani. 2. I have been in prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba for ten and a half years and I hereby request and authorize my lawyers to report…
Guantanamo Hunger Strike Passes 60 Days; Protest Actions to Demand End to Indefinite Detention; Closure of Prison
For immediate release | April 8, 2013 What: Rallies, Protests, Visual Photo-opsWhere: Across U.S. When: April 11, 2013 Across the U.S. on Thursday, street protests will support prisoners detained at the U.S….
Déjà vu: Defense Officials Downplay Growing Guantanamo Hunger Strike With Bush-Era Talking Points
by Jason Leopold | April 1, 2013 The hunger strike that government officials say now involves 39 Guantanamo prisoners parallels one that took place in 2006. Both protests stem from the search…
Chris Hayes: Guantanamo Hunger Strike Grows
Broadcast April 4, 2013 by MSNBC “The dozens of men who have been cleared by the United States government for release should be released immediately, should be paid restitution, and offered…
San Francisco Protests Obama’s Crimes Against Our Planet
by Curt Wechsler | April 4, 2013 Dozens of anti-war activists rallied with hundreds of disgruntled environmentalists in the streets around the cordoned-off home of Ann and Gordon Getty Wednesday, where the…
Guantanamo Detainees Hungering for Justice
by Jay Becker | April 3, 2013 Dozens of men held indefinitely at the US prison at Guantanamo Bay are on a hunger strike, a non-violent form of resistance to injustice used …
Antiwar Demonstration to Meet Obama in San Francisco
Supporting Guantánamo Hunger Strikers, Bradley Manning and Protesting Drones FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday April 3, 2013 Event: Antiwar Protest at Barack Obama’s $32,500/plate dinnerWhen: 4pm onward, Wednesday April 3, 2013Where: Home of Gordon…
From Guantánamo, Shaker Aamer Tells His Lawyer Disturbing Truths About the Hunger Strike
by Andy Worthington | April 2, 2013 “…the guards rush in and assault people without the normal cameras that are used with the FCE team (which, in theory at least, record what…
Hunger Strike at Guantánamo Bay: “Respect Us or Kill Us”
From Revolution Newspaper | April 1, 2013 Interview with Andy Worthington For almost two months now, prisoners at the U.S.’s Guantánamo torture center have been on a hunger strike. Lawyers for some…