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July 8, 2013

Rapper, Actor Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) Force-Fed in Video Highlighting Guantánamo Strike 
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In a video released by Reprieve, the hip hop artist and actor Yasiin
Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, voluntarily undergoes a force-feeding
similar to those at Guantánamo. In a disturbing sequence, Bey screams
for help before the force-feeding is stopped. At least 40 of
Guantánamo's estimated 120 hunger-strikers are being force-fed.

 

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