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Hundreds protest on 10th anniversary of Guantanamo prison
Hundreds protest on 10th anniversary of Guantanamo prisonhttp://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-guantanamo-protests-20120112,0,400199.story
Chants of "Guantanamo has got to go" echoed down Pennsylvania Avenue on Wednesday as a crowd of rain-dampened protesters marked the 10th anniversary of the arrival of the first 20 detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
More than 800 people demonstrated in what they said was solidarity with the 171 inmates who remain in the prison, as well as the unknown numbers detained at the U.S. military prison at Bagram, Afghanistan.
Smaller protests were held elsewhere, including Los Angeles.
More than 800 people demonstrated in what they said was solidarity with the 171 inmates who remain in the prison, as well as the unknown numbers detained at the U.S. military prison at Bagram, Afghanistan.
Smaller protests were held elsewhere, including Los Angeles.
Video - Gitmo anniversary draws White House protests (also other locations in the US)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/gitmo-anniversary-draws-white-house-protests-131/2012/01/11/gIQAT4HwrP_video.html
Another Video
Protesters mark Guantanamo prison's 10th anniversary
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/11/us-usa-guantanamo-prison-idUSTRE80A1CN20120111
A spokeswoman for Amnesty International said protests by human rights groups were planned for Miami, Boston, San Francisco and Chicago.
Events also have been scheduled for Paris, Toronto, Madrid, Berlin, London, Brussels and other cities, she said.
French protesters mark 10 years of Guantanamo
Small group in Miami area protests Guantanamo
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/11/2584401/small-group-in-miami-area-protests.html
DORAL, Fla. -- A small handful of members of the Miami chapter of Amnesty International are calling for the closure of Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.
About five people held signs Wednesday along a busy intersection in the Miami suburb of Doral. It was also the tenth anniversary of the U.S. Navy base. Prisoners there plan to mark the day with sit-ins, banners and a refusal of meals.
Steven Wetstein wore an orange jumpsuit at the protest in Miami. He says the prison is "a stain on America's image and our image abroad."
Some of the Miami protesters also wore black hoods, similar to those prisoners wore when they were first taken to Guantanamo. The protesters held signs that read: "10 Years Of Shame Close Gitmo Now" and "10 Years Is Long Enough."
About five people held signs Wednesday along a busy intersection in the Miami suburb of Doral. It was also the tenth anniversary of the U.S. Navy base. Prisoners there plan to mark the day with sit-ins, banners and a refusal of meals.
Steven Wetstein wore an orange jumpsuit at the protest in Miami. He says the prison is "a stain on America's image and our image abroad."
Some of the Miami protesters also wore black hoods, similar to those prisoners wore when they were first taken to Guantanamo. The protesters held signs that read: "10 Years Of Shame Close Gitmo Now" and "10 Years Is Long Enough."
Human rights activists protest 10 years of Guantanamo (Around Europe)
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