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Since 2002, Mohamedou Slahi has been imprisoned at the detainee camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In all these years, the United States has never charged him with a crime. Although he was ordered released by a federal judge, the U.S. government fought that decision, and there is no sign that the United States plans to let him go.
Three years into his captivity Slahi began a diary, recounting his life before he disappeared into U.S. custody and daily life as a detainee. His diary is not merely a vivid record of a miscarriage of justice, but a deeply personal memoir -- terrifying, darkly humorous, and surprisingly gracious. Published now for the first time, Guantanamo Diary is a document of immense historical importance.
Later he was rendered again, first to Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan, and finally, on August 5, 2002, to the U.S. prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, where he was subjected to severe torture. He was cleared and released on October 16th of 2016 and repatriated to his native country of Mauritania. No charges were filed against him during or after this ordeal.
Larry 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 America's Post-9/11 Torture Program. He lives in New York.
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@CharlestonBrian Not sure what everyone else is bringing, but those are all great choices. I'm trying to decide between Mohamedou Ould Slahi's Guantánamo Diary and Kurihara Sadako's Black Eggs poetry collection, which were both heavily censored by the US government
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We're over the moon to be publishing @MohamedouOuld's debut novel. As was the case for his bestselling memoir (now motion picture, too), Guantánamo Diary, Slahi collaborated with Larry Siems on this beautiful and unforgettable story. Pre-order now! https://brittlepaper.com/2020/11/mauritanian-author-mohamedou-ould-slahi-to-release-debut-novel-in-february-2021/
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The relevant and important account into his time at the prison, @MohamedouOuld’s GUANTANAMO DIARY is a part of the #BlackFriday and #CyberMonday @audible_com deal where you can get the audiobook narrated by @LarrySiems and @ganimaniac for just $6.00! http://ow.ly/Z9LM50GUSCL https://t.co/AtekgiZfoI