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June 16, 2010

24 Activists Acquitted for Gitmo Protest
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Twenty-four human rights activists have been acquitted on unlawful
assembly charges for a protest at the US Capitol in January against
President Obama’s failure to close the Guantánamo prison. The activists
were arrested shortly after holding a ceremony for three Guantánamo Bay
prisoners whose deaths were initially reported as suicides but now are
speculated to have died from torture. In a statement, the group behind
the protest, Witness Against Torture, said, "We will use our freedom to
continue to work for the day when Guantánamo is closed and those who
designed and carried out torture policies are held to account."



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