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Andy Worthington and Omar Deghayes Speak about Guantánamo at Peace Conference...
On Friday (October 5), I’m heading to Sheffield, in the company of my friend — and former Guantánamo prisoner — Omar Deghayes, to take part in a conference at Sheffield University, entitled,...
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Join Me in Washington D.C. on January 11, 2013 to Tell President Obama to...
I wrote the following article for the “Close Guantánamo” website, which I established in January with US attorney Tom Wilner. Please join us — just an email address is required to be counted amongst...
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Eleven Years of Guantánamo: Andy Worthington Visits the US to Campaign for...
Contact me from 10am Eastern Time on January 9 (until January 16) on 347-581-2677. It’s over 24 hours since I arrived in the US, with the support of Witness Against Torture, World Can’t Wait and Close...
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Close Guantánamo: Photos of Protestors outside the Supreme Court on the 11th...
Close Guantánamo: Protestors outside the Supreme Court on the 11th Anniversary of the Opening of the Prison, a set on Flickr. These photos are from the protest in Washington D.C. on January 11, 2013...
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Photos: Protestors Call for the Closure of Guantánamo outside the White House
Protestors Call for the Closure of Guantánamo outside the White House , a set on Flickr. These photos, following on from the previous set, capture some of the key images and the principled, decent and...
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No More Drones and Close Guantánamo: Protest Photos at CIA Headquarters
No More Drones and Close Guantánamo: Protest at CIA Headquarters, a set on Flickr. On January 12, 2013, during my ten-day visit to the US to campaign for the closure of the “war on terror” prison at...
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TV and Radio: Andy Worthington Discusses Guantánamo, the Hunger Strike and...
It’s been a busy week, with the prison-wide hunger strike still raging at Guantánamo, and the government’s denials about it taking place crumbling under sustained media interest. I’m delighted that the...
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Guantánamo Protests on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture...
Tomorrow (Wednesday June 26) is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, established by the United Nations in 1997 to mark the 10th anniversary of the day that the UN Convention against...
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GTMO Clock Launched, 75 Days Since Obama’s Promise to Resume Releasing...
Please click on the “GTMO Clock” image to visit the website and see how many days it has been since President Obama promised to resume releasing prisoners from Guantánamo, and how many men have been...
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Today, As Guantánamo Hunger Strikers Seek Relief in Washington Appeals Court,...
Today, at 11 am Eastern time (4 pm GMT), lawyers for three prisoners still held at Guantánamo Bay — including the last British resident, Shaker Aamer — will ask the appeals court in Washington D.C. to...
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Photos: Close Guantánamo – The Washington D.C. Protest on the 12th...
Close Guantánamo: The Washington D.C. Protest on the 12th Anniversary of the Prison’s Opening, Jan. 11, 2014, a set on Flickr. On Saturday January 11, 2014, a coalition of groups involved in campaigns...
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Close Guantánamo: Take Part in the Global Day of Action on May 23, 2014
Next Friday, May 23, is a global day of action, “Not Another Broken Promise! Not Another Day in Guantánamo!” organized by the campaigning group Witness Against Torture, with the support of numerous...
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Video: Andy Worthington Calls for the Closure of Guantánamo Outside the White...
January 11, 2015 was the 13th anniversary of the opening of the Bush administration’s “war on terror” prison at Guantánamo, and I traveled to the US to take part in protests in Washington D.C. on the...
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Photos and Report: Occupying Dick Cheney’s House and Protesting About...
Click here to see the whole of my photo set on Flickr. On January 10, 2015, during my US tour to call for the closure of the prison at Guantánamo Bay on and around the 13th anniversary of its opening...
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Photos: “Close Guantánamo” Protest Outside the White House on January 11,...
Click here to see the whole of my photo set on Flickr. January 11, 2015 was the 13th anniversary of the opening of the Bush administration’s prison at Guantánamo Bay, which has been President Obama’s...
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Rights Groups Send An Open Letter to President Obama and Ashton Carter: Free...
Below is an open letter that has just been made available by 13 human rights organizations and lawyers’ groups calling for immediate action by President Obama and defense secretary Ashton Carter to...
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Fast For Shaker: Press Launch of New Campaign in Solidarity with Shaker...
I’m in a hurry, so please see below for the press release for tomorrow’s launch, in London, of We Stand With Shaker‘s new initiative, Fast For Shaker. This morning, I was at a meeting of the All-Party...
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A Hunger for Justice at Guantánamo as Witness Against Torture Video of...
It’s rare that Guantánamo, and the plight of the men still held there — mostly for nearly 14 years, and nearly all without charge or trial — gets significant media coverage. The last time was in 2013,...
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Close Guantánamo Now: Andy Worthington’s US Tour on the 14th Anniversary of...
This Friday (January 8), I’m flying from London to Miami for a short US tour to coincide with the 14th anniversary of the opening of the prison at Guantánamo Bay on January 11. I’ll be flying up to...
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Seven Ex-Guantánamo Prisoners Unite in London to Call for Prison’s Closure on...
Monday January 11 is the 14th anniversary of the opening of the US prison at Guantánamo Bay, and, as over a dozen rights groups hold a protest outside the White House, calling for President Obama to...
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