Tariq Ramadan speaks to Moazzam Begg about the Guantanamo hunger strikers and if Muslims are doing enough for them
Like millions of others, I spent most of last week glued to my various electronic devices, hesitant to let even a waking hour pass without checking Twitter and three of four news outlets for updates about the bombings.
The hunger strike: Open letter from former Guantanamo prisoners
Written by Moazzam Begg Sunday, 05 May 2013Former inmates of the notorious prison say Barack Obama must made good on his claim to want it closed
In what is becoming standard practice in the tenure of Theresa May as Home Secretary, the bending of legal rules to support discriminatory Government policy has struck again, this time with regard to the case of Abu Qatada.
Cageprisoners welcomes the latest announcement by Barack Obama on his pledge to close Guantanamo Bay, but are his words enough?
Johina, daughter of Shaker Aamer, writes to Prime Minister David Cameron
Written by Johina Aamer Saturday, 20 April 2013In light of the recent e-petition demanding the return of Shaker Aamer to the UK from Guantanamo Bay and the ongoing hunger strike undertaken by detainees at the camp, Johina Aamer writes to David Cameron, raising important questions about the British government (in)action to secure the release of her father.
It is with regret that CagePrisoners announces the cancellation of the event “You think you know Guantanamo Bay?” which was scheduled for Thursday 18 April at Manchester Metropolitan Business School.
Cageprisoners in Belgium: Forgotten by the Ummah – Muslim prisoners: between injustice and indifference
Written by Arnaud Mafille Thursday, 18 April 2013
On 14 April 2013, CagePrisoners had the pleasure to speak in Brussels at a conference organised by the Collectif Réflexions Musulmanes (CRM). The enthusiasm was palpable at the venue since it was perhaps the first gathering of this kind in Belgium.
It was torture, former Bush-era ministers admit Featured
Written by CP Editor Tuesday, 16 April 2013“There is no celebration marking the 10th anniversary of Saddam Hussein’s statue destruction, rather [there are] popular protests” Wadah Khanfar, President of Al Sharq Forum and former Director General for Al Jazeera
Events
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International human rights breaches - State accountability v State immunity
A forum to discuss the issues surrounding International human rights breaches – State accountability v…
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Legal seminar: Preserving the rule of law: taking a risk
A discussion between noted human…
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Extradited to a future of torture: the reality of solitary confinement in America
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Spying and Entrapment
What's New
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TRAITOR: a Guantanamo guard's journey to Islam
“Traitor?” is the story of an American soldier's journey to Islam having found it in the 'armpit of the world', Camp Delta,…
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Starving for justice
Shaker Aamer, Fayiz al-Kandari, Samir Moqbel and 163 other have been starving…
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Are Muslims active enough in the fight against Guantanamo?
Tariq Ramadan speaks to Moazzam Begg about the Guantanamo hunger strikers and…
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Guantanamo: 100 days of hunger strike - Template Khutba
For exactly 100 days today, Guantanamo detainees have been on hunger strike,…
Blog
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Help Lynne Stewart, civil rights lawyer for Muslim defendants, stay alive
Lynne Stewart is a prominent civil rights lawyer who’s now facing the prospect of death on the inside.
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How your Schedule 7 swab could help get your family arrested
Have you ever been swabbed under Schedule 7 or in any criminal…
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Why haven't you signed the Shaker Aamer petition?
What do you see when you read the name? I often…



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