UK Guantánamo Newswire Archive
Urgent appeal for British resident Binyam Mohamed, “close to suicide” in Guantánamo
18-12-2007 14:13
An appeal for readers to write to the Foreign Secretary David Miliband to demand the return to the UK from Guantánamo of British resident Binyam Mohamed, who, as his lawyer explains, "may be close to suicide."Guantánamo Britons To Be Released: A Mixed Result
11-12-2007 12:29
Andy Worthington, author of The Guantánamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America’s Illegal Prison, explains why news that four British residents are to be released from Guantánamo provides grounds for cautious celebration, but also points out that two British residents will not be coming home.Moazzam Begg and Andy Worthington on Human Rights in The War on Terror
11-12-2007 01:12
James Yee, wrongly imprisoned Guantánamo chaplain, on UK tour
19-11-2007 21:45
James Yee, a US Army Captain and the Muslim chaplain for the Guantanamo detainees in 2002-03, was, astonishingly, imprisoned as a spy and held for 76 days before being released without charge. After leaving the army, he wrote a book about his experiences, and is visiting the UK for a speaking tour.Guantánamo as house arrest: Britain’s law lords capitulate on control orders
02-11-2007 14:03
Andy Worthington praises the law lords for insisting on the rights of Britain's "ghost prisoners" to a fair hearing, but laments their refusal to condemn the control order system.Guantánamo’s ghosts and the shame of Diego Garcia
20-10-2007 09:27
A parliamentary committee is to investigate claims that the British colony - shamefully cleared of its native population to make way for a US base - has been used to hold "ghost prisoners" in the "War on Terror."Sheffield Guantanamo Protest 11th October
11-10-2007 20:29
The Guantánamo Transcripts: “Ghost” Prisoners Speak After Five And A Half Years
13-09-2007 15:55
The Guantánamo Transcripts: “Ghost” Prisoners Speak After Five And A Half Years, And “9/11 hijacker” Recants His Tortured ConfessionIn another resounding demonstration of the importance of legally constituted checks and balances on executive power in the United States, the Associated Press, after filing a request to the Pentagon under the Freedom of Information Act, has secured 58 transcripts from the latest round of annual Administrative Review Boards at Guantánamo, convened to assess whether the detainees still pose a threat to the US, or if they are still presumed to have ongoing “intelligence value.”
Sheffield Guantanamo Protest
11-09-2007 21:50
Guantánamo: UK refuses to prevent return of Ahmed Belbacha to torture in Algeria
05-09-2007 21:50
A letter from the British government explains, but does not justify the government’s refusal to prevent the return of Guantánamo detainee and British resident Ahmed Belbacha to Algeria, where he faces the risk of torture.Can Human Rights Survive the "War on Terror"?
02-09-2007 13:36
Belmarsh detainee Hedi Boudhiba: extradited, cleared, and abandoned in Spain
31-08-2007 09:50
Cleared after three years' detention in the UK and Spain and abandoned on the streets of Madrid, the case of Hedi Boudhiba, a Tunisian refugee, raises doubts about the quality of pan-European intelligence and human rights protection in the "War on Terror."Shaker Aamer, A South London Man in Guantánamo: The Children Speak
11-07-2007 10:42
A report on a recent conference for Shaker Aamer, a Biritish resident imprisoned in Guantanamo. Includes details of his story, including previously unpublished information about his current hunger strike, a poem by one of his daughters, and a speech made on his behalf by one of Moazzam Begg's daughters.Guantánamo Bay: The Case of Omar Deghayes
29-06-2007 21:32
http://www.save-omar.org.uk/ ) spoke at a public meeting in Sheffield: "Voices from Guantánamo - How the War on Terror terrorises the Innocent" ( http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2007/06/373557.html ).
Voices from Guantánamo - How the War on Terror terrorises the Innocent
13-06-2007 14:21
[POSTPONED] Public Meeting: Voices from Guantánamo
24-05-2007 09:22
For background information please see the National Guantanamo Coalition,
http://www.guantanamo.org.uk/ Cageprisoners, http://www.cageprisoners.com/ and Justice for Omar Deghayes, http://www.save-omar.org.uk/
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Amnesty Protest in Nottingham City Centre - Close Guantanamo Bay [Please]
11-03-2007 14:35
The University of Nottingham's Amnesty International Society's held a protest against the continuing human rights abuses at Guantanamo Bay.
Amnesty protest over Guantanamo Bay in Nottingham :: report with audio
10-03-2007 20:36
Here is some audio that was taken during the demo.
Sheffield G8 Events 6 Guantanamo Bay orange jump suits
20-06-2005 11:45
Sheffield G8 Events 1 Press Conference at Marriot Hotel with Americans
20-06-2005 11:19
