Today is the 20th anniversary of the opening of #GuantanamoBay prison, one of the oldest, most infamous relics of the #WarOnTerror, & an emblem of institutionalized Islamophobia. The following are key 2021 events related to Guantanamo.
1/2021: @Amnesty report + UN press release
3/2021: Lufti bin Ali's death
4/2021: Camp 7 closed + Abu Zubaydah's UN case
5/2021: 3 detainees cleared for release
6/2021: 2 prisoners cleared for release
7/2021: Abdul Latif Nassir released
9/2021: Trial of the 9/11 Five
10/2021: Majid Khan testifies + 3 detainees cleared for release
12/2021: 2022 NDAA + Pentagon building new secret courtroom at Guantánamo Bay
12/2021: A.Z. petition + Durbin hearing
@POTUS heads the 4th administration to preside over the operation of this facility, whose name has become synonymous w/the detention & torture of Muslims, & like 2 of predecessors, he has pledged to close it. However, progress towards this goal has been scant. #CloseGuantanamo
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