Activism

Vigils against Guantanamo around the world on the first Wednesday of each month Parliament is open again and the UK Guantanamo Network will greet parliamentarians, as we do on the first Wednesday of every month, with our call to close Guantanamo. We are joined on that day by groups from around the world and if … Continue reading “Join us for our next vigil on 2nd Oct in front of Parliament at 1pm” >>>

Thursday 11th January shamefully marked 22 years since the first detainees were transferred in sub-human conditions to Guantanamo. 30 men still remain in detention. Over half of these men have been cleared for release. Others have been subjected to unfair trials. That makes five presidential administrations, three of them promising to finally close Guantanamo, yet … Continue reading “We marked 22 Years of Injustice” >>>

Our vigil on the first of November outside the US Embassy managed to catch US Vice President Kamala Harris on her visit there. Organiser Sara Birch says she is sure Harris would have heard attendees shouting and cars beeping for the closure of Guantanamo. >>>

Members of the UK Guantanamo Network joined with the family of Ravil Mingazov in front of the London Embassy of the United Arab Emirates on 16 September to call for his release. Ravil Mingazov, who was held in Guantanamo for 15 years without charge, was released to the UAE in 2017 but was then immediately … Continue reading “Vigil at UAE Embassy in London for Ravil Mingazov” >>>

Vigil in London on 6 September 2023 >>>

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Demonstrations in London, DC, Brussels and Detroit, and a one-man, multilingual protest by former detainee Mansoor Adayfi in Serbia Vigils against Guantanamo held in London, Washington D.C, Brussels and Detroit >>>