The Detainees

  • From America’s Guantánamo to Saudi Arabia’s Guillotine

    From America’s Guantánamo to Saudi Arabia’s Guillotine

    Former detainee Mansoor Adayfi writes about the fate of men freed from Guantanamo only to be brutalised by their new “host” countries. After spending decades imprisoned without charge or trial, many of the men released from Guantanamo Bay have been sent to countries where they have no rights and are mistreated by the authorities. Countries … Continue reading “From America’s Guantánamo to Saudi Arabia’s Guillotine” >>>

  • Ex-Detainee Masoor Adayfi visits Parliament

    Ex-Detainee Masoor Adayfi visits Parliament

    Mansoor Adayfi (R) and Yusuf Mingazov (L) in the Pugin Room in the Houses of Parliament on November 15, 2023 (Photo: Andy Worthington). Former Guantanamo detainee Mansoor Adayfi visited Parliament in November, meeting members of the UK Guantanamo Network and Chris Law, MP, Chair of the APPG to Close Guantanamo. Mansoor also had an emotional … Continue reading “Ex-Detainee Masoor Adayfi visits Parliament” >>>

  • Talk with Mohamedou Salahi

    Talk with Mohamedou Salahi

    Mohamedou Ould Salahi, author of Guantanamo Diary, speaks to law students at the University of Brighton from the house of Anne Frank where he was staying as part of their authors in residence programme. >>>

  • Talk with former detainee Mansoor Adayfi

    Talk with former detainee Mansoor Adayfi

    Online Discussion: Guantanamo at 21 – Wed 11 Jan, 2023 Everything you want to know about the hopes for closure of the prison and what has become of the men who were imprisoned, including many who have been cleared for release years ago but are still trapped there. Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files will be … Continue reading “Talk with former detainee Mansoor Adayfi” >>>