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An Exhibit of Art from Guantanamo in London Opening Evening: 5th December 2024, 6:00PM Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch, London, E1 6LA Please join us on 5th December 2024 at 6:00 PM for the opening evening, to engage with the art and to stand in solidarity with those whose voices have been silenced … Continue reading “Don’t Forget Us Here” >>>

Vigils against Guantanamo around the world on the first Wednesday of each month We will hold our next in front of the US Embassy, the day after the American presidential election. Whoever wins, we want closing Guantanamo at the top of the Biden administration’s agenda during the interregnum. We will be joined on that day … Continue reading “Close it Joe! Join us for our next vigil on 6 Nov in front of the US Embassy at 1pm” >>>

There were threats of thunderstorms but we had a good turnout in front of Parliament in October. As every month, we were joined by groups protesting outside the White House in Washington, D.C., in London, New York City, San Francisco, Brussels, Cobleskill, NY, Detroit, Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon. In Strasbourg, at the Council of Europe, … Continue reading “October’s vigil in front of Parliament and around the world” >>>

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 >>>