On Tuesday 20th of January 2009 the Cageprisoners "Two Sides, One Story -- Guantanamo From Boths Sides of the Wire Tour" -- a tour to mark seven years of unlawful detention, abuse and torture, came to Sheffield. Christopher Arendt (former Guantanamo guard, Iraq Veterans Against War,
http://ivaw.org ), Moazzam Begg (former Guantanamo prisoner, spokesperson for Cageprisoners,
http://cageprisoners.com/ ) and Omar Deghayes (former Guantanamo prisoner,
http://www.save-omar.org.uk/ ) were introduced by Jillian Creasy on behalf of the Sheffield Guantanamo Campaign. It was an outstanding and very moving event and the audio of the meeting is attached and some photos follow.
The tour dates:
Two Sides, One Story - Cageprisoners National Tour
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2008/12/416350.html The first night of the tour was also recorded at which Jaralla Al-Marri (former
Guantanamo prisoner) also spoke:
Audio - Two Sides, One Story - Cageprisoners National Tour - LONDON
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/419096.html See also the Guantanamo Voices a blog tracking the tour:
Guantanamo Voices
http://guantanamovoices.org/ For more information see:
Cageprisoners
http://cageprisoners.com/ The National Guantánamo Coalition
http://www.guantanamo.org.uk/ The Campaign against Criminalising Communities
http://www.cacc.org.uk/ Reprieve
http://www.reprieve.org.uk/ Andy Worthington
http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/ Previous, related, meetings for which there are also MP3's available include:
The Rendition Monolgues
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/regions/sheffield/en/2009/01/419096.html Moazzam Begg and Andy Worthington on Human Rights in The War on Terror
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2007/12/387568.html Can Human Rights Survive the "War on Terror"?
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2007/09/380133.html Guantánamo Bay: The Case of Omar Deghayes
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2007/06/374724.html Craig Murray: Legality, Morality and the War on Terror
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2006/10/354417.html Reports of protests in Sheffield:
Sheffield 11th June Guantánamo Protest
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2008/06/400985.html Sheffield Guantanamo Protest 11th October
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2007/10/383417.html Sheffield Guantanamo Protest 11th September
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2007/09/380837.html Related Sheffield Indymedia feature articles:
Binyam Mohamed — the last UK resident in Guantánamo Bay — threatened with death penalty
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2008/06/401098.html See also the Sheffield Indymedia "War on Terror" archive:
Sheffield Indymedia: Terror War
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/topics/terror/ Sheffield Indymedia: Terror War Newswire Archive
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/topics/terror/newswire/archive.html And the UK Indymedia "War on Terror" archive:
UK Indymedia: Terror War
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/topics/terror/ UK Indymedia: Terror War Newswire Archive
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/topics/terror/newswire/archive.html --
Audio recording and production by ZKT,
http://zkt.blackfish.org.uk/