Tag Archives: dark sites

Reprieve: UK is already bombing Syria; debate is “somewhat obsolete”

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve 44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Fri July 17, 2015 UK pilots conducted strikes in Syria British personnel have already conducted air strikes in Syria, despite the Government’s claim that there would be a vote in Parliament … Continue reading →

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Apparently #DiegoGarcia was just what I thought

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Susan Chandler

[To better understand Reprieve’s release, please see my prior post – #DiegoGarcia: UK’s bargaining chip?] Reprieve: +44 (0) 207 553 8160 For immediate release: Fri Jan 30, 2015 “Interrogations took place” on Diego Garcia, says Bush administration official A former … Continue reading →

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Reprieve: per evidence – despite denials – CIA held prisoners in Lithuania

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve: +44 (0) 207 553 8166 For immediate release: Friday Jan 16, 2015 New evidence shows CIA held prisoners in Lithuania New analysis and previously unpublished documents released by legal charity Reprieve show that the CIA held prisoners in Lithuania … Continue reading →

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Reprieve freed 69 Guantánamo detainees so far – help them free others

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Susan Chandler

This week marks 13 years since the US started detaining and abusing prisoners at Guantánamo Bay. Men like Shaker Aamer and Emad Hassan have endured 13 years of detention without trial, including daily beatings, solitary confinement and brutal force-feeding sessions. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, dark sites, David Cameron, detain without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, FCE, force feeding, forced cell extraction, G4S, George W. Bush, Guantánamo, Reprieve, Shaker Aamer, targeted assassinations, Tony Blair, torture, UN Committee Against Torture, UN Committee on Human Rights | Leave a comment

@David_Cameron wants @BarackObama to lie to him about Guantánamo #torture …

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve: +44 (0) 207 553 8160 For immediate release: Thurs Jan 15, 2015 Cameron urged to secure Guantanamo Brit’s release, amid new evidence of abuse Lawyers for a British resident held in Guantanamo Bay for the last 13 years have … Continue reading →

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Reprieve to Metropolitan Police: Investigate G4S role in Guantánamo

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve: +44 (0) 207 553 8160 For immediate release: Mon Jan 12, 2015 Police asked to investigate G4S over Guantanamo role British security firm G4S could be criminally liable for its involvement in Guantanamo Bay, according to a new complaint … Continue reading →

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Reprieve re 13th anniversary of Guantánamo detention center: Shut it down

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Susan Chandler

[Personal note on Reprieve’s Press Release: Pushing to free one Guantánamo inmate helps each of the remaining 127 “detainees” … please sign the Amnesty International UK petition at this link – https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/bring-shaker-aamer-home-guantanamo?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Mass&utm_campaign=Stop%20Torture%20campaign&utm_content=Shaker_button1%5D Reprieve: +44 (0) 7739 188 097 For immediate … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abu Wa'el Dhiab, Barack Obama, cleared for release, dark sites, David Cameron, detained without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, Emad Hassan, force feeding, George W. Bush, Guantánamo, rendition, Reprieve, Shaker Aamer, targeted assassinations, Tony Blair, torture, UN Committee Against Torture, UN Committee on Human Rights, Yemen | Leave a comment

Reprieve: Cameron must secure Shaker Aamer’s release in meeting with Obama

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve: +44 (0) 207 553 8161 For immediate release: Tue Jan 6, 2015 Prime Minister must secure Guantanamo Brit’s release at Obama meeting In the wake of comments made by a senior Pentagon official regarding the transfer of cleared prisoners … Continue reading →

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Will Cameron press Obama to release Shaker Aamer?

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve: +44 (0) 7791 755 415 For immediate release: Monday Dec 29, 2014 Pressure increases on Prime Minister to raise Guantanamo Brit case at Obama meeting David Cameron is being urged to raise the case of the last remaining British … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, cleared for release, dark sites, David Cameron, detain without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, George W. Bush, Guantánamo, rendition, Reprieve, Shaker Aamer, targeted assassinations, Tony Blair, torture, UN Committee Against Torture, UN Committee on Human Rights | Leave a comment

Four more released from Guantánamo

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Susan Chandler

4 Afghans returned home from Guantánamo | The Miami Herald Leaving Guantánamo on Friday were Mohammad Zahir, 61, Khi Ali Gul, 51, Shawali Khan, 51, and Abdul Ghani, 42, all of whom were taken to the prison camps in southeast … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abdul Ghani, Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, Barack Obama, cell extraction, dark sites, David Cameron, detained without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, disappear, force feeding, George W. Bush, Guantánamo, Khi Ali Gul, Mohammad Zahir, propaganda, rendition, Shawali Khan, Tony Blair, torture | Leave a comment