Yvonne Ridley's emotive and revealing presentation made for the Cageprisoners 3rd Annual Ramadan dinner offers exclusive information in the form of a letter from Ahmad Siddiqui, Aafia's eldest son, describing his harrowing kidnap and time in US and Afghan custody. Yvonne's message also reveals how she met with the wife of Mustafa Setmariam Naser and interviewed him for Cageprisoners and, the plight of the children of Shaker Aamer. She ends with an inspirational description of the lives of early Muslim women and how they have served as a role-model for her, while paying tribute to the women she has encountered during her work with Cageprisoners. Click here to watch.
Press Releases
PRESS RELEASE: Cageprisoners and Anwar al-Awlaki – a factual background
Written by CP Editor Friday, 05 November 2010
Anwar al-Awlaki was an Imam in the US and had a large following in the English speaking Muslim world. His status as someone well respected within the community was evidenced by his invitation to lunch at the Pentagon and the further invitation for him to preach the Friday sermon at the mosque on Capitol Hill.
PRESS RELEASE: Omar Khadr plea not indicative of actual guilt
Written by CP Editor Monday, 25 October 2010
The news of Omar Khadr’s guilty plea in Guantanamo today comes as no surprise to Cageprisoners and others who have been fighting for justice for him over the past decade.
PRESS RELEASE: Wikileaks report on Iraq proves the extent of US abuse
Written by CP Editor Monday, 25 October 2010
The attempts by the US government to block the release of classified documents by the web-based group Wikileaks have failed.
PRESS RELEASE: Aafia Siddiqui Sentenced, 86 years – Cageprisoners disgusted by the actions of the US and Pakistani governments
Written by CP Editor Thursday, 23 September 2010
Cageprisoners rejects the guilty verdict and rejects the 86-year sentence of incarceration. Evidence of her abduction, rendition and torment faced at the hands of the Pakistani and United States government, crushing to the prosecution case, was thrown out by the Judge and thus undermines the very premise of her trial.
Cageprisoners and 8 other NGOs write to Peter Gibson in relation to the torture inquiry
Written by CP Editor Tuesday, 14 September 2010
Cageprisoners and 8 other NGOs around the UK have written to Peter Gibson over concerns relating to the forthcoming torture inquiry.
Moazzam Begg returns to the home of his abduction in Pakistan and campaigns for Aafia Siddiqui
Written by CP Editor Tuesday, 14 September 2010
A delegation from the UK has arrived in Pakistan to put pressure on the Pakistani government to demand the immediate return of Dr Aafia Siddiqui and Moazzam Begg returns to the home of his abduction.
Cageprisoners Exclusive: Yvonne Ridley reveals Aafia's son's torture letter Featured
Written by CP Editor Monday, 23 August 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's office responds to Cageprisoners on Samer Hilmi
Written by Feroz Ali Abbasi Wednesday, 11 August 2010
On the 22nd July 2010 Cageprisoners wrote an electronic communication to the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concerning Samer Hilmi.
LATEST: Dramatic turn of events, Hilmi's wife prevented from leaving Jordan
Written by Feroz Ali Abbasi Tuesday, 03 August 2010
An account of the latest on Samer Hilmi, an official Cageprisoners' case, from his wife including the predicament that she herself is facing.
UPDATE: Samer Hilmi’s wife tells Cageprisoners her husband is detained under terror legislation and the Israelis have refused his lawyer access rights.
Written by CP Editor Wednesday, 28 July 2010
The wife of Samer Hilmi informs Cageprisoners of the latest developments in Mr Hilmi’s case.
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