Julian Assange of WikiLeaks interviews Asim Qureshi and Moazzam Begg about the work of Cageprisoners

The doctrine of the separation of powers, by which governance is divided among three branches — the executive, legislative and the judiciary — is an old concept which was first developed in ancient Greece that continues to form the foundation of governance in most liberal democracies today.

Last Friday, a young man stood in the streets of London collecting signatures on a petition which he had asked a relative to draw for him. He was collecting signatures to put Babar Ahmad on trial in the UK.

Babar Ahmad's family call for all supporters of Cageprisoners to sign an e-petition calling for him to be tried in the UK.

A heartrending poem from Babar Ahmad, the longest serving British prisoner held in the UK without charge.

They say a week is a long time in politics.  How about almost eight years, and counting, in the criminal “justice” system, with no end in sight. For Babar Ahmad, last Friday (3 June) saw the end of the trial of four police officers accused of assaulting him.  

Salih S. is 28 years old and was extradited on the 13^th July 2010 by Turkey to Germany on assertions that he was involved in terrorism and with a group alleged to have plotted an attack against a US target.

Like many other Algerians, Rachid Ramda fled the terrors of war and torture in his home country to seek asylum in the UK.

Rabah Kadre is 38 years old and from Algeria.