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Abu Zubaydah: Guantánamo’s Living Ghost

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BREAKING THE SILENCE FOR ABU ZUBAYDAH

Stripped of his freedom and held without charge for over 23 years, Abu Zubaydah has survived unimaginable abuse and isolation at Guantánamo Bay. It’s time to break the silence. Write a personal letter of support today to remind him that no prison can erase his humanity, and the world has not forgotten him. Send your message of solidarity now.

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Abu Zubaydah: Guantánamo’s Living Ghost

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Abu Zubaydah: Guantánamo’s Living Ghost

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Shaykh Dr Haitham Al Haddad

"Torture survivor Ali Al-Marri: “I encourage you very highly to support our brothers at CAGE whom have supported me, and without Allah’s support and theirs I would have never been able to try and get my Justice from the ones who tortured me.”

Ali Al-Marri

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Sami Al-Hajj

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Faiz Al-Kandari

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Abu Zubaydah: Guantánamo’s Living Ghost

Palestinian Abu Zubaydah was captured in Pakistan in 2002. At 31 years old, he became one of the first detainees subjected to the CIA’s global “black site” enhanced torture programme. Although initially portrayed as a senior al-Qaeda figure, US intelligence later confirmed he was not an al-Qaeda member and had no role in planning 9/11. Yet, for over four years in secret prisons across multiple countries, he was waterboarded more than 80 times in a month, confined in coffin-sized boxes, deprived of sleep, and endured extreme isolation and stress positions.

Abu Zubaydah: Guantánamo’s Living Ghost

BREAKING THE SILENCE FOR ABU ZUBAYDAH

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