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Why I am on hunger strike in solidarity with Pal Action detainees

In the Pal Action detainees, I see my own story. I see clear evidence that Guantánamo did not end; it spread.

A table with speakers at an event in support of Pal Action hunger strikers

9/11 was avenged on us. On its anniversary, I refuse to forgive

As America mourns its dead, it forgets the millions brutalised in its wars of revenge.

US President Obama gives details on closing Guantanamo Bay facility

An open letter to Trump from former Guantanamo prisoners

The 16 signatories condemn Trump’s order to detain undocumented people in the military prison.

FILE - In this April 17, 2019, photo, reviewed by U.S. military officials, the control tower is seen through the razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

One more broken promise to close Guantanamo

US President Biden could have closed Guantanamo, but like his predecessors, opted to maintain this symbol of injustice.

Protesters in orange jumpsuits and black bags over their heads hold sign that reads, "release those unjustly detained"

Israel’s Sde Teiman is so similar to Guantanamo for a reason

Both military detention centres, notorious for human rights abuses, were established with the same sense of impunity.

a woman holds a poster showing detained prisoners at a protest

Ramadan Mubarak, Guantanamo

As I mark my seventh Ramadan as a free man, I look back at the holy months I spent in Guantanamo with mixed feelings.

FILE - In this May 14, 2009 file photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, Guantanamo detainees pray before dawn near a fence of razor-wire, inside Camp 4 detention facility at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. Guards were preparing to serve the first in a series of special meals Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, to prisoners at Guantanamo Bay to mark the end of the Muslim holy period of Ramadan. There will also be a special hour-long prayer for the holiday known as Eid al-Fitr in addition to the five daily prayers. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Americans, beware what belies the smile of Ron DeSantis

I met the Florida governor years ago, at Guantanamo.

DeSantis

Our ‘father’ has finally been released from Guantanamo

But like all former detainees, including myself, father Saifullah is not truly free.

Pakistan-Guantanamo Prisoner

The World Cup, in Guantanamo

As a former Guantanamo detainee, it was difficult for me to enjoy Qatar 2022.

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 17, 2019 file photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, the control tower is seen through the razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba.

The brotherhood of Guantánamo Bay

The torture and abuse at Guantánamo did not kill our humanity. It only strengthened it.

An illustration showing men in orange jumpsuits in a enclosed space looking up to the sky through railings.