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For the past 13 years Mohamedou Ould Slahi remains locked up in Guantánamo, trapped in a horrific legal limbo. But after years of litigation and more than 2,500 redactions by the US government, his extraordinary account, a vivid record of a miscarriage of justice as well as a deeply personal memoir was recently published for the first time. Read more »
Larry Siems, the editor of the still-incarcerated Mohamedou Slahi’s Guantánamo Diary is joining us for two evenings in the Bay Area to discuss this remarkable story.
Siems is a writer and human rights activist and for many years directed the Freedom to Write program at PEN American Center. He is the author, most recently, of The Torture Report: What the Documents Say About Amwrica's Post-9/11 Torture Program.
San Francisco: Wed, Dec. 16 at 6:00 p.m.
An unprecedented international publishing event: the first and only diary written by a still-imprisoned Guantánamo detainee. Three years into his captivity Slahi began a diary, recounting his life before he disappeared into U.S. custody, "his endless world tour" of imprisonment and interrogation, and his daily life as a Guantánamo prisoner.
Location: Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco Learn more »
Oakland: Thu, Dec. 17 at 7:00 p.m.
The event will feature excerpts narrated by artists and activists (Benedict Cumberbatch, Nadya Tolokonnikova, John Hurt, Stephen Fry and Alan Cumming, amongst others), followed by conversation with Larry Siems.
Location: Starline Social Club, 2236 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland Learn more »
Take action
Sign the ACLU petition to free Mohamedou Ould Slahi who remains locked up in Guantánamo after 13 years without being charged of a crime.
