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Le 11 janvier 2020 marquera le 18ième anniversaire de l’ouverture de Guantanamo en 2002, dans le cadre de la Guerre contre le Terrorisme. Manifestons devant l’Ambassade américaine à Bruxelles, joignons-nous à toutes les personnes et organisations à Washington, Londres… qui manifestent ce jour là pour la fermeture de Guantanamo, la fin de toute forme de torture et de détention illimitée. Nous nous opposons à l’extradition de Julian Assange, au procès inique de Nizar Trabelsi, extradé illégalement par la Belgique aux Etats-Unis, nous demandons la libération de Chelsea Manning et de tous les prisonniers politiques aux Etats-Unis.

Op 11 januari 2020 bestaat Guantanamo 18 jaar. Het kamp werd op 11 januari 2002 geopend in het kader van de Oorlog tegen het Terrorisme van Bush. Betoog mee voor de Amerikaanse ambassade in Brussel, l In solidariteit met betogers in Washington, Londen… voor de sluiting van Guanatnamo en het stoppen van elke vorm van foltering en oneindige detentie. Wij verzetten ons tegen de uitlevering van Julian Assange aan de VS, tegen het oneerlijk proces van Nizar Trabelsi, we vragen de vrijlating van Chelsea Manning en van alle politieke gevangenen in de VS

Samedi 12 Janvier  de 12:00 à 14:00

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End 18 Years Of Injustice

Prisoners: Who’s Still Held?

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By Andy Worthington

779 prisoners have been held by the U.S. military at Guantánamo since the prison opened on January 11, 2002. Of those, 729 have been released or transferred, including one who was transferred to the U.S. to be tried, and nine have died, the most recent being Adnan Latif, in September 2012.

40 men are still held, and five of these men were recommended for release by high-level governmental review processes under President Obama, decisions that Donald Trump has chosen to ignore since taking office in January 2017. He has only released one man since taking office, Ahmed al-Darbi, who was returned to Saudi Arabia for ongoing imprisonment in May 2018, six weeks later than he was supposed to have been repatriated under the terms of a plea deal he agreed to four years earlier.

To join the campaign for the prison’s closure into 2020, see the photos here and also here of supporters with posters showing how long the prison has been open, and demanding that Donald Trump close it once and for all. Please print off a poster via the Gitmo Clock, take a photo with it, and send it to us. We also ran a photo campaign last year, for which the photos are here, and in the last year of the Obama presidency we ran the Countdown to Close Guantánamo, which received over 700 photos. See the photos of celebrities and members of the public from around the world (also see here and the third set herethe fourth set here and the fifth set here).

Please also note that the numbers before the men’s names are their ISN numbers (the “Internment Security Numbers” by which they are identified in Guantánamo).

  1. 027 Uthman, Uthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed (Yemen) Recommended for continued detention and possible transfer to detention in the U.S., but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in April 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in May 2016; another review took place in December 2016, but in January 2017, just days before President Obama left office, his ongoing imprisonment was again upheld; also see: « The Seven Guantánamo Prisoners Whose Appeals Were Turned Down by the Supreme Court« 
  2. 028 Al Alwi, Moath (aka Muaz Al Alawi) (Yemen) Recommended for continued detention, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in September 2015, and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in October 2015; also see: « The Seven Guantánamo Prisoners Whose Appeals Were Turned Down by the Supreme Court, » « Voices from the Hunger Strike in Guantánamo » and « War Is Over, Set Us Free, Say Guantánamo Prisoners; Judge Says No« 
  3. 038 Al Yazidi, Ridah (Tunisia) Cleared for release
  4. 039 Al Bahlul, Ali Hamza (Yemen) Convicted pre-Obama, and given a life sentence, although that conviction was largely, but not entirely overturned on appeal; see « Ali Hamza Al-Bahlul, David Hicks and the Legal Collapse of the Military Commissions at Guantánamo » and In Contentious Split Decision, Appeals Court Upholds Guantánamo Prisoner Ali Hamza Al-Bahlul’s Conspiracy Conviction
  5. 063 Al Qahtani, Mohammed (Saudi Arabia) Recommended for prosecution by the task force in January 2010, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in June 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in July 2016
  6. 242 Qasim, Khaled (Yemen) Recommended for continued detention, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in February 2015 and he was recommended for ongoing detention in March 2015
  7. 244 Nasir, Abdul Latif (Morocco) Recommended for continued detention, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in June 2016 and he was approved for release in July 2016
  8. 309 Abdal Sattar, Muieen (UAE) Cleared for release
  9. 569 Al Shorabi, Zohair (Yemen) Recommended for prosecution by the task force in January 2010, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in March 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in March 2016
  10. 682 Al Sharbi, Ghassan (Saudi Arabia) Recommended for prosecution by the task force in January 2010, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in June 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in July 2016
  11. 685 Ali, Abdelrazak (aka Saeed Bakhouche) (Algeria) Recommended for prosecution by the task force in January 2010, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in May 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing detention in July 2016
  12. 694 Barhoumi, Sufyian (Algeria) Recommended for prosecution by the task force in January 2010, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in May 2016 and he was approved for release in August 2016
  13. 708 Al Bakush, Ismael (Libya) Recommended for continued detention, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in July 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in August 2016
  14. 841 Nashir, Said Salih Said (Yemen) Recommended for continued detention, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in April 2016, and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in November 2016; another review took place almost immediately, in December 2016, but in January 2017 his ongoing imprisonment was again upheld
  15. 893 Al Bihani, Tawfiq (Saudi Arabia) Cleared for release; also see: « The Seven Guantánamo Prisoners Whose Appeals Were Turned Down by the Supreme Court« 
  16. 1017 Al Rammah, Omar (Zakaria al-Baidany) (Yemen) Recommended for continued detention and possible transfer to detention in the U.S., but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in July 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in August 2016
  17. 1094 Paracha, Saifullah (Pakistan) Recommended for prosecution by the task force in January 2010, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place on March 8, 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in April 2016; another review took place in March 2017, but his ongoing imprisonment was again upheld in April 2017
  18. 1453 Al Kazimi, Sanad (Yemen) Recommended for prosecution by the task force in January 2010, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in May 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in June 2016
  19. 1456 Bin Attash, Hassan (Saudi Arabia) Recommended for prosecution by the task force in January 2010, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in September 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in October 2016
  20. 1457 Sharqawi, Abdu Ali (Yemen) Recommended for prosecution by the task force in January 2010, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in March 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in April 2016
  21. 1460 Rabbani, Abdul Rahim Ghulam (Pakistan) Recommended for prosecution by the task force in January 2010, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in July 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in August 2016
  22. 1461 Rabbani, Mohammed Ghulam (Ahmed Rabbani) (Pakistan) Recommended for prosecution by the task force in January 2010, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in September 2016, and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in October 2016
  23. 1463 Al Hela, Abdulsalam (Yemen) Recommended for continued detention and possible transfer to detention in the U.S., but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in May 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in June 2016
  24. 10011 Al Hawsawi, Mustafa (Saudi Arabia) Recommended for prosecution, he was charged and pre-trial hearings are underway
  25. 10013 Bin Al Shibh, Ramzi (Yemen) Recommended for prosecution, he was charged and pre-trial hearings are underway
  26. 10014 Bin Attash, Waleed (Saudi Arabia) Recommended for prosecution, he was charged and pre-trial hearings are underway
  27. 10015 Al Nashiri, Abd Al Rahim (Saudi Arabia) Recommended for prosecution, he was charged and pre-trial hearings are underway
  28. 10016 Zubaydah, Abu (Palestine-Saudi Arabia) Recommended for prosecution by the task force in January 2010, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in August 2016
  29. 10017 Al Libi, Abu Faraj (Libya) Recommended for prosecution by the task force in January 2010, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in August 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in September 2016
  30. 10018 Al Baluchi, Ammar (Ali Abd Al Aziz Ali) (Pakistan-Kuwait) Recommended for prosecution, he was charged and pre-trial hearings are underway
  31. 10019 Isamuddin, Riduan (Hambali) (Indonesia) Recommended for prosecution by the task force in January 2010, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in August 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in September 2016
  32. 10020 Khan, Majid (Pakistan) Recommended for prosecution, he accepted a plea deal in February 2012, although his sentencing has still not taken place
  33. 10021 Bin Amin, Modh Farik (Zubair) (Malaysia) Recommended for prosecution by the task force in January 2010, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in August 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in September 2016
  34. 10022 Bin Lep, Mohammed (Lillie) (Malaysia) Recommended for prosecution by the task force in January 2010, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in August 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in September 2016
  35. 10023 Dourad, Gouled Hassan (Somalia) Recommended for continued detention and possible transfer to detention in the U.S., but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in August 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in September 2016
  36. 10024 Mohammed, Khalid Sheikh (Pakistan-Kuwait) Recommended for prosecution, he was charged and pre-trial hearings are underway
  37. 10025 Malik, Mohammed Abdul (Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu) (Kenya) Recommended for continued detention, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in May 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in June 2016
  38. 10026 Al Iraqi, Abd Al Hadi (Iraq) Recommended for prosecution and charged, even though he had been determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013
  39. 3148 Al Afghani, Haroon (Afghanistan) Recommended for prosecution by the task force in January 2010, but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in June 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in July 2016
  40. 10029 Rahim, Muhammad (Afghanistan) Recommended for continued detention and possible transfer to detention in the U.S., but determined to be eligible for a Periodic Review Board in April 2013, his review took place in August 2016 and he was recommended for ongoing imprisonment in September 2016

Some background to the list

196 of the 779 prisoners were released under President Obama, and although no prisoners were released for 15 months from January 2011, two Uighur prisoners (Muslims from China’s Xinjiang province) were released in April 2012, another man, Ibrahim al-Qosi, who was given a two-year sentence after a plea deal in July 2010, was released in July 2012, and in September 2012, Omar Khadr, a former child prisoner, was transferred to Canada to serve the rest of the sentence he negotiated as part of plea deal in October 2010.

In August 2013, following a promise to resume releasing prisoners that President Obama made in May, after the majority of the remaining prisoners had embarked on a hunger strike to remind the world of their plight, two Algerians — cleared for release in January 2010 by the inter-agency Guantánamo Review Task Force that President Obama established when he took office in January 2009 — were released, and in December 2013 two more Algerians were repatriated — although these two men didn’t want to go home — and two Saudis were then released.

These releases were then followed by the repatriation of two Sudanese prisoners — Noor Uthman Muhammed, as the result of a plea deal in February 2011, and Ibrahim Idris, who had been cleared for release by the task force, but whose eventual release was ordered by a judge after the Justice Department failed to contest his habeas corpus petition, accepting that he was severely mentally ill.

At the end of 2013, three more men were given new homes in Slovakia — the last of the 22 Uighurs (Muslims from China’s oppressed Xinjiang province) whose release into the U.S. had been ordered — but then overturned — by a judge in October 2008.

In March 2014, another Algerian — Ahmed Belbacha — was repatriated, and on May 31, 2014, five Taliban prisoners were released, in Qatar, and under supervision, in exchange for the release of the sole U.S. prisoner of war in Afghanistan, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who had been held by the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani Network since 2009.

In November 2014, Fawzi al-Odah, one of the last two Kuwaitis in Guantánamo, was freed, and, also in November 2014, six more prisoners were released — three Yemenis were given new homes in Georgia, a Yemeni and a Tunisian were resettled in Slovakia, and a Saudi was repatriated.

In December, six more men were released — four Syrians, a Palestinian and a Tunisian — who were accepted as refugees in Uruguay, and four Afghans were repatriated, and the very end of the year five more men — two Tunisians and three Yemenis — were given new homes in Kazakhstan.

In January 2015, another five men — all Yemenis — were resettled. Four of the men were sent to Oman, while the fifth was sent to Estonia, and in June 2015 another six Yemenis were resettled in Oman. In September 2015, a Moroccan was repatriated, and also a Saudi, who was a long-term hunger striker, and at the end of October a Mauritanian was repatriated, and Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in the prison, was released and returned to the U.K. On November 13, five Yemenis were released, and given new homes in the United Arab Emirates.

As 2016 began, two Yemenis were released, and given new homes in GhanaFayiz al-Kandari, the last Kuwaiti in the prison, was released, as was a Saudi, and ten Yemenis were given new homes in Oman. On the eve of the seventh anniversary of President Obama’s promise to close the prison within a year (on January 22), it was announced that two more men had been freed — an Egyptian in Bosnia, and a Yemeni in Montenegro. In April, after over two months with no releases, two Libyans were given new homes in Senegal, and nine Yemenis were then rehoused in Saudi Arabia. In June, another Yemeni was given a new home in Montenegro, and in July three more men were freed — one to Italy, and two to Serbia.

In August 2016, the largest single release under President Obama took place, when 15 men — 12 Yemenis and three Afghans — were released in the United Arab Emirates. Six of these men had been approved for release by Obama’s task force in 2010, and nine others had been approved for release by Periodic Review Boards. In October, another release took place — of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, torture victim and best-selling author, who had also been approved for release by a PRB, and in December another Yemeni approved for release by a PRB was freed in Cape Verde. As 2017 began, President Obama released four more Yemeni prisoners — to Saudi Arabia. Ten men were released to Oman on Jan. 16, 2017, and four more men were released on Jan. 19, 2017, Obama’s last day in office.

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