January 2011 Newsletter
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Andy Worthington: Who Is In Gitmo Now?
Andy Worthington speaks on January 10, 2011, the eve of Guantanamo ninth anniversary, on a panel with Cindy Sheehan, David Swanson, and Debra Sweet at Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins Bookstore in Baltimore.
Close Guantánamo
By
Nancy Talanian
The following blog has also been published on Common Dreams, the Huffington Post, and the Daily Hampshire Gazette (Massachusetts, subscription required).
Fayiz Al-Kandari
Fayiz Al-Kandari is from Kuwait.
On Friday, January 8, 2016, Fayiz al-Kandari was finally sent home to Kuwait.
Resolution: Closing Guantanamo and Justice for Detainees
Location
Berkeley, CA
WHEREAS, according to the Berkeley Municipal Code, Section 3.68.010 (E), Peace & Justice Commission – Findings: “Peace is inseparable from justice”; and
Why We Exist: Closing Guantánamo the Right Way
By
Nancy Talanian
When Guantánamo Bay prison will actually close is anyone’s guess, but the closing alone will not matter unless our country changes along with it and our government, going forward, affirms its commitment to human rights and the rule of law. As we near the ninth anniversary of Guantánamo Bay prison, we are constantly bombarded with signs that such a day is still far off. Here are a few culled from recent news: