Julian Assange of WikiLeaks interviews Asim Qureshi and Moazzam Begg about the work of Cageprisoners
This week, former Guantanamo prisoners Bisher al-Rawi and Omar Deghayes join Moazzam to discuss the case of Shaker Aamer, Guantanamo's last British resident
After years of imprisonment, victims of America's 'icon of lawlessness' were released without charge, but their lives have been shattered
Yassine Ferchichi is a Tunisian national who fled persecution from his country of origin. He was arrested and sentenced in France on terrorism charges. His conviction was largely based on statements made by M’hamed Benyamina under torture in Algerian custody. In 2009, Yassine Ferchichi was deported to Senegal in opposition with a decision of the European Court of Human Rights. Since then, he has been living homeless without any legal document.
On 14 December 2003, an attempt was made to murder the Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf. The attackers had placed explosives under a bridge. The bomb was meant to explode on the passage of Musharraf’s car, however, the bomb could not be activated on time and the explosion did not take its victim. Pakistani military tribunals tried nearly two dozen people (Army members, Air force members and civilians) in separate trials. Mushtaq Ahmed, a civilian, was sentenced to death after having been denied basic due process rights.
This August, the detainees being held in Guantanamo Bay without charge or trial will be spending their tenth Ramadan away from their families. Despite the promises that Guantanamo will be closed by Barack Obama, the prison camps remain open and the cost to human life increases on a daily basis. Join Cageprisoners for an evening where we seek to understand the impact of a decade on the lives of these men.
Please note - that non-segregated group tickets will only be accepted as a group of 10.
This August, the detainees being held in Guantanamo Bay without charge or trial will be spending their tenth Ramadan away from their families. Despite the promises that Guantanamo will be closed by Barack Obama, the prison camps remain open and the cost to human life increases on a daily basis. Join Cageprisoners for an evening where we seek to understand the impact of a decade on the lives of these men.
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Join Moazzam Begg, Ustadh Uthman Lateef, Yvonne Ridley and former US rendition survivor, Aboul El Kassim Britel, for an inspiring evening of discussions (followed by dinner) on the plight of Moroccan prisoners and the 'Arab Spring'.
Cageprisoners host a fundraising evening in Cardiff to discuss the impact of the War on Terror during the presidency of Barack Obama. All are welcome to attend.
Cageprisoners is concerned by the report released on 31 March 2011 by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Human Rights and Democracy around the world.
Fahad Ansari examines the dubious relationship between Libya and Great Britain during the 'war on terror years' and the subsequent criminalisation of anti-Gadaffi dissidents in the UK.
Glipses of Islam in the media with particualr reference to anti-terror measures will be discussed as part of the Islam Awareness Week, in a lecture delivered by Moazzam Begg.
Saber Lahmer is one of the six 'Bosnian Arabs' who were quite literally kidnapped by US agents from outside a Sarajevo courthouse where they had just been acquitted of terrorism related charges. What followed next was a horrifying ordeal in the Kafkaesque story that is Guantanamo. After being held without charge for over eight years Saber Lahmer was eventually released and resettled in France.
Cageprisoners Director Moazzam Begg met up with him at a conference in Paris to mark the ninth anniversary since the opening of the US prison in Cuba. The following is a transcript of the interview conducted between the two.
Saber Lahmer is one of the six 'Bosnian Arabs' who were quite literally kidnapped by US agents from outside a Sarajevo courthouse where they had just been acquitted of terrorism related charges. What followed next was a horrifying ordeal in the Kafkaesque story that is Guantanamo. After being held without charge for over eight years Saber Lahmer was eventually released and resettled in France.
Cageprisoners Director Moazzam Begg met up with him at a conference in Paris to mark the ninth anniversary since the opening of the US prison in Cuba. The following is a transcript of the interview conducted between the two.