AAFIA SIDDIQUI: THE MOST OPPRESSED WOMAN IN AMERICAN PRISON

Aafia Siddiqui has been a household name in the Muslim world for two decades. Her plight conjures up images of torture, false imprisonment, abandonment and the complicity of governments. But what crime did she commit for which she’s serving an unimaginable 86 years in prison? Dubbed the “daughter of the nation” this sister’s ordeal is now being re-examined with the help of Clive Stafford Smith and Moazzam Begg after their recent visits to Afghanistan, where much of her story begins. Their findings will shock you.

On Saturday 22nd June, CAGE will be hosting Yvonne Ridley who first broke the story of Aafia in 2008, Clive Stafford Smith and Moazzam Begg.

There will also be video messages from Fowzia Siddiqui, Aafia’s sister (who just returned from visiting her in prison) and Imam Omar Sulaiman from the USA.