'The Americans have been dishonest negotiators' says militants' representative
Written by CP Editor Monday, 17 June 2013Hizb-e-Islami's Dr. Ghairat Baheer who was held in the notorious US-run Bagram prison for over 6 years decribes his views on and relationships with the Taliban, Osama bin Laden and the US adminstration
EXCLUSIVE: BBC Radio 5 Live Shaker Aamer interview with comments by Moazzam Begg
Written by CP Editor Thursday, 30 May 2013Exclusive interview obtained by the BBC with Shaker Aamer Britain's final Guantanamo prisoner followed by discussion between Victoria Derbyshire and Moazzam Begg
‘Gitmo hunger strike will continue until they see a plane to take them home’
Written by CP Editor Friday, 24 May 2013CAGEPRISONERS EXCLUSIVE: Fortress of War: how one Guantanamo prisoner survived a massacre Featured
Written by Moazzam Begg Wednesday, 15 May 2013"The rooms were filled with corpses of brothers, their blood, excrement and waste. The water began to slowly rise and we had nowhere to escape. Anyone injured who could not stand up just drowned, right in front of us."
Revealing documentary into how British Muslims are being entrapped and spied upon through coercion as well as by the state
Victoria Brittain: "Shadow Lives: The Forgotten Women of the War on Terror"
Written by CP Editor Friday, 12 April 2013Lawyers representing hunger-striking detainees at Guantánamo Bay have warned some of the protesters could soon die in the ongoing protest. Lawyers for the men estimate that of the 166 still indefinitely detained at Guantánamo, nearly all are on hunger strike.
Interview with Nagieb Khaja, Director of My Afghanistan: Life in the Forbidden Zone
Written by Indrani Balaratnam Thursday, 21 March 2013My Afghanistan was one of the films shown as part of the 2013 Human Rights Watch Film Festival. This documentary, directed by Danish director, Nagieb Khaja, gives a unique insight into the impact of the War on Terror for the civilians of Afghanistan.
On the eve of International Women's Day, CagePrisoners hosted an event to honour the forgotten women of the War on Terror -- the wives and sisters of those men held in Guantanamo Bay, detained on control order/TPIMs, subjected to SIAC restrictions, and extradited to America. The evening featured the voices of women who have been immediately affected and also the perspectives of the women who have provided support. At the event, CagePrisoners also celebrated Victoria Brittain's new book, Shadow Lives.
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Guantanamo Remembered 11 Years On: Interview Omar Deghayes
Written by CP Editor Thursday, 17 January 2013On 11 January 2002, the first of nearly 800 prisoners was sent to the US military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay. Images of these men shackled, wearing orange boiler suits, goggled and masked shocked the world. Eleven years on, 166 prisoners remain in captivity- all without due process. Join us in the quest for justice against the world's most notorious prison system.
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