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<P align=center><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN class=yshortcuts>London</SPAN> Guantánamo Campaign</FONT><BR><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana>Friday 6 June 6-7pm <BR>LCG event <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212404834_2>McDonalds</SPAN>, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212404834_3 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">291b Oxford Street, London, W1C 2DT</SPAN> (nearest tube: Bond Street) – near Oxford Street: McTorture and McJobs are both available at Guantánamo Bay: detainees have been offered "Big Mac meals" in return for confessions. Join us outside this outlet of a co-operator in torture</FONT><BR></STRONG><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>--------------------------------------------- <BR>TORTURED LONDONER FACES TRIAL IN GUANTÁNAMO MILITARY TRIBUNAL<BR><BR></STRONG>The <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212403610_2 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">London</SPAN> Guantánamo Campaign
condemns the decision by the US authorities on Friday to try Binyam Mohamed by military tribunal for alleged terrorism offences. <BR> <BR></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16px"><STRONG>Binyam has suffered six years of illegal detention without trial, of which eighteen months were spent in a Moroccan prison where he was subjected to the most appallingly brutal torture. "Evidence" extracted from him during that time is to be used in his trial. It is inconceivable that such a trial, before what amounts to a "kangaroo court", could serve the interests of justice, and it is deplorable that the US authorities should even contemplate this action</STRONG>.<BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR><FONT face=Verdana size=3><FONT size=5> <BR>The</FONT> <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212403610_3>London</SPAN> Guantánamo Campaign also condemns the UK Government for its refusal to take steps within its power to assist
Binyam. His lawyers claim that UK agencies hold material that would support his case that the allegations made against him are false and based on torture. The Government refuses to hand over this material.<BR> <BR>It is deeply shameful that, in the interests of concealing its own apparent complicity in Binyam's treatment, the Government is prepared to see him subjected to a trial on charges that may ultimately lead to him facing the death penalty. <BR><BR>Binyam's Consel, Lieutenant-Colonel Yvonne Bradley, said "I cannot pretend that the US military commissions are fair, but how can we possibly hope to help Mr Mohamed if his own Government leaves him to his fate?" <BR>We call on the UK Government to avoid bringing any further shame upon this country, and to imediately take all steps within its power to help free Binyam from this plight.<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face=Arial size=3>2 June 2008</FONT></SPAN><FONT
face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16px"> <BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR><FONT size=3> <BR><BR></FONT><FONT size=3><B>NOTES TO EDITORS<BR><BR>Binyam Mohamed </B>was born in <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212403610_4>Ethiopia</SPAN> in 1978 and came to <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212403610_5>Britain</SPAN> in 1994, where he lived for seven years, sought political asylum, and was given leave to remain. <BR><BR>In 2002 he was kidnapped while in <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212403610_6>Pakistan</SPAN>, and handed over to the CIA who illegally "rendered" him to <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212403610_7>Morocco</SPAN>. After 18 months of interrogation under torture, he was "rendered" again to an underground prison in <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212403610_8>Kabul</SPAN>, before finally being taken to Guantánamo Bay in September 2004, where he has been held without trial
ever since.<BR><BR>Today, as a result of almost six years of torture and abuse, Binyam is in an extremely poor mental and physical state, suffering from severe depression and post traumatic stress disorder. A recent psychiatric report warns that he "is reaching the end of his psychological tether". <BR><BR><B>The <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212403610_9>London</SPAN> Guantánamo Campaign </B>campaigns for justice for all prisoners at <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212403610_10>Guantánamo</SPAN> bay, for the closure of the prison, and for an end to the practice of extraordinary rendition<BR><BR><B>Contact: </B>Christine, 07737 783 159<BR><BR><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212403610_11 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">london.gtmo@googlemail.com</SPAN><BR></FONT><A href="http://www.guantanamo.org.uk/" target=_blank rel=nofollow></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212403610_12><FONT color=#003399
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<P align=center><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR><B>Events June 2008<BR></B><BR><B>Tuesday, 3 June, 6.30-8pm<BR>LSE public lecture<BR>Terror and Consent: The Wars for the Twenty-First Century <BR></B>Speaker: Professor Philip Bobbitt<BR>Old Theatre, Old Building<BR>Details: <A href="http://www.lse.ac.uk/events" target=_blank rel=nofollow></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212404834_0><FONT color=#003399>www.lse.ac.uk/events</A>.<BR><BR><BR><B>Tuesday June 3, 7pm <BR>STWC - RACISM, THE WAR ON TERROR AND THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY<BR></B>Speakers: Moazzam Begg, George Galloway, Anas Al-Tikriti,<BR>Lindsey German, Louise Christian, David Edgar. <BR>Bishopsgate Institute, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212404834_1 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">230 Bishopsgate, London Ec2M</SPAN>, nearest<BR>tube, Liverpool Street<BR> <BR><B>Tuesday, 3
June, 6pm<BR></B>Conciliation Resources<BR><B>Power of Persuasion: incentives, sanctions and conditionality in peace processes<BR></B>Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall, SW1 (invitation only)<BR>.<B> <BR><BR></B><BR><B><BR>Tuesday, 10 June <BR></B>The Centre on Human Rights in Conflict, School of Law, University of <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212404834_4>East London</SPAN><BR>INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH SEMINAR<BR><B>On COUNTERTERRORISM, HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL LEGALITY<BR></B>Duncan House (<SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212404834_5>Stratford</SPAN> High Street, London E15 2JB), Room 108<BR>D r . C a r m e n D r a g h i c i o n c . d r a g h i c i@ u e l . a c . u k <BR><BR><BR><B>Wednesday, 11 June 7-9pm<BR>Ministry for Peace AGM and meeting on <BR><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212404834_6 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Zimbabwe</SPAN>: hope and history in collision<BR></B>Chaired by John McDonnell MP
<BR>With Simon Fisher from Responding to conflict, an international agency<BR>Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House, Westminster<BR><B><BR>Thursday, 12 June, 7.15-10.30pm<BR>Haldane Society presents <BR>Revolution in Comedy with MARK STEEL and others<BR></B>Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, QC1<BR> <BR><B>Friday 13 June, 6-7pm: <BR>US Embassy, Grosvenor Square, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212404834_7 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">London, W1A 2LQ</SPAN> (nearest tube: Bond Street): Shut Down <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212404834_8>Guantánamo</SPAN></B>! vigil.<BR><BR><B>Monday, 16 June 6.30-9.30<BR>Cageprisoners Exhibition launch CAPTIVATED<BR>The Art of the Interned<BR></B>with Moazzam Begg, Gareth Peirce etc. <BR>Venue; Gallery Together, 12 Old Street, EC1 (Barbican tube)<BR>Fro details: <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212404834_9 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM:
#0066cc 1px dashed">contact@cageprisoners.com</SPAN> <A href="http://us.mc255.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=contact@cageprisoners.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow></FONT></SPAN><font color="red"><b>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "us.mc255.mail.yahoo.com" claiming to be</b></font> <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212404834_10><FONT color=#003399><mailto:contact@cageprisoners.com></A> <BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><B>Monday 16 June one day conference<BR>Index on Censorship<BR>Extremism and the Law – Free speech in an age of terror<BR>Clifford Chanc LLP<BR>10 Upper Bank Stret<BR><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212404834_11 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Canary Wharf, E14</SPAN><BR>Contact: Jo Glanville <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212404834_12 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">jo@indexoncensorship.org</SPAN><BR> <BR>Thursday, 19 June<BR>Haldane, Statewatch and CAMPACC <BR>First of series of 4 seminars on<BR></B>“TERRORISM LISTS - PROSCRIPTION,
DESIGNATION<BR>AND HUMAN RIGHTS<BR><B>The EU and UN ‘terrorist lists’ and the European Courts<BR>The slow road to procedural justice<BR></B>Jan Fermon (Advocate, Progress Lawyers Network <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212404834_13>Belgium</SPAN>); Mark Muller QC (Chair of Bar Human Rights Committee); Steve Peers (Professor of Law, Human Rights Centre, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212404834_14>University of Essex</SPAN>); Ben Hayes (Statewatch)<BR>College of Law, 14 Store Street, WC1 (Goodge St. station)<BR><B>=========================<BR>Friday 20th June 6.30pm<BR>Roj Women Association Reception<BR>Opening of 5th Kurdish Women Festival <BR></B>Haringey Council, Civic Centre<BR>High Road, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212404834_15 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Wood Green, N22 8LE</SPAN><BR><B><BR>Saturday 21 June, 11-3pm<BR>LCG Ladbroke Grove tube station, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212404834_16 style="CURSOR: hand;
BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Ladbroke Grove, W10 6HJ</SPAN> (nearest June: Ladbroke Grove): </B>a monthly stall to raise awareness about the plight of Binyam Mohamed, the last Londoner in Guantánamo, in his local area. For more details, please contact Sheraz: 07717 204 297/ <FONT color=#0000ff><U><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212404834_17 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">al_musaafir@yahoo.co.uk</SPAN><BR></U></FONT><BR><B>Monday, 23 June 7-9pm<BR></B>CAMPACC monthly meeting<BR>Camden Town Hall, Judd St, WC1<BR> <BR><B>Friday 27 June, 6-7pm <BR>LCG US Embassy, Grosvenor Square, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1212404834_18 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">London, W1A 2LQ</SPAN> (nearest tube: Bond Street): Shut Down Guantánamo! </B>vigil<B>. </B></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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