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International Day of Protest in Yemen demanding closure of Guantanamo PDF Print E-mail
Familiy members call for the closure of the Guantanamo detention.
gitmoprotestyemen.jpgThe flags were raised and bearing slogans like “Close Guantanamo Prison” or “Freedom to al-Helah.” 1000 demonstrators, some from members from concerned NGO's and some from families of those held at Guantanamo Bay Prison, marched in front of the Yemeni Parliament and then to the United Nations building last Saturday. The demonstration was arranged by the HOOD organization (The National Organization for Defending Human Rights and Freedom). The head of the constitutional committee in the Parliament, Ali Buhaliqaqh took the letter listing the demonstrators' demands and said that parliament would discuss it in its coming session, according to Khalid al-Anesi, HOOD's executive director.  Read more
International Day of Protest in Sydney, Australia PDF Print E-mail
Reports of International Protest day from across the world
Sydney, Australia


In very wet and cold weather conditions, between 200 and 250 people turned up today, Saturday July 15th, to the International Day of protest outside Sydney Town Hall calling for the Closure of Guantanamo and the repatriation of Australian David Hicks 

Many demonstrators were wearing atleast one piece of orange clothing.
There were Orange balloons all around the Town Hall saying Bring Hicks
Home.
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National Guantanamo Demonstration 15th July PDF Print E-mail

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Three Guantanamo detainees die in suicides PDF Print E-mail

Three foreign prisoners being held at the U.S. navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, died on Saturday in apparent suicides, the first since it started to be used as a prison in January 2002, the U.S. military said.

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Suicide is now an 'act of war' according to US administration PDF Print E-mail
The Anti-Guantanamo grafittisuicides of three detainees at the US base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, amount to acts of war, the US military says. The camp commander said the two Saudis and a Yemeni were "committed" and had killed themselves in "an act of asymmetric warfare waged against us".

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UK 'aided CIA' with torture flights PDF Print E-mail
romania372ready.jpgThe full extent of European collusion with the CIA during operations to abduct terrorism suspects and fly them to countries where they may be tortured is laid bare today by the continent's most authoritative human rights body.
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Starbucks open branch at Guantanamo Bay PDF Print E-mail
Starbucks_2.gifStarbucks has an outlet in Guantanamo Bay and say they “... refrain from taking a position on the legality of the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay”. The company also states: “Starbucks has the deepest respect and admiration for U.S. military personnel." A demonstration was held at two branches of Starbucks in Brighton on Sat 3 Jun to ask the people of Brighton not to “refrain from taking a position” on issues such as detention without trial, supporting illegal occupation and the many war crimes perpetrated by the US, and to support our brother Omar Deghayes.
Guantánamo prisoners clash with guards after new rash of suicide attempts PDF Print E-mail
guantanamo.jpgThe US military has provided conflicting reports of a clash that took place Thursday between guards and prisoners at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba internment camp. Initially, a spokesman reported that inmates, wielding improvised weapons, had confronted guards when the latter attempted to prevent another detainee from committing suicide. The suicide attempt was said to be the fourth of the day.
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The camp commander's claims of a co-ordinated revolt are challenged by new details of the violence PDF Print E-mail
The guard_and_cells3.jpgprison camps at Guantanamo Bay were gripped by a series of uprisings and disturbances which suggest a state of near revolt, it has emerged. Reports from within the controversial detention centre in Cuba claim the base's military commanders believe there were links between a series of suicide attempts, medical emergencies and the violent clashes between 20 inmates and guards on Thursday [18th May].
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Suicide Attempts at Guantanamo PDF Print E-mail

ap_guantanamo_soldiers_carry_prisioner_bw.jpgFriday the 20th of May’s reports that at least four Guantanamo detainees had to be physically restrained from committing suicide is a very alarming development and an indication of the level of despair and desperation faced  by all who continue to be illegally imprisoned in Guanatanamo Bay. It appears,from the scant reports we have received, that several other detainees were involved in a clash with the guards. Yet the British government refuses to act on behalf of British residents still detained at Guantanamo.

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