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Gitmo Clock 2023 Photos (2)

Photos of supporters, including former prisoners, marking 7,671 days of Guantánamo's existence, on Jan. 11, 2023, the 21st anniversary of its opening.

January 11, 2023 marked the shameful 21st anniversary of the opening of the prison at Guantánamo Bay, a total of 7,671 days. This page shows photos of supporters across the U.S. and around the world who have taken photos with posters in our ongoing photo campaign, via our website the Gitmo Clock, showing how long Guantánamo has been open and urging President Biden to close it without further delay, beginning with the 7,671 days poster for Jan. 11, and continuing throughout the year. The next poster is for 7,900 days on August 28.

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Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and former prisoner, torture survivor and best-selling author Mohamedou Ould Slahi (center), his former guard Steve Wood, on the left, and Close Guantánamo co-founder Andy Worthington, on the right, call on President Biden to close it without further delay.The photo was taken at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield during a U.K. visit last month by Mohamedou (from the Netherlands) and Steve (from Oregon), during which they attended the first meeting of the new All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Closure of the Guantánamo Detention Facility, and took part (with Andy) in Q&A sessions following screenings of "The Mauritanian," the feature film based on Mohamedou’s book "Guantánamo Diary," including a screening at the NFTS.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and former prisoner Mansoor Adayfi calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and Scott Noble and Khandan Lolaki-Noble call on President Biden to close it without further delay. Khandan organized the U.K. visit last month by Mohamedou Ould Slahi and Steve Wood, and, with her husband Scott, hosted everyone during the visit. This photo was taken at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and Cameron Noble and Yasmin Noble call on President Biden to close it without further delay. Cameron, 15, and Yasmin, 18, introduced, and helped to organize two screenings in Buckinghamshire of "The Mauritanian" during the U.K. visit last month by Mohamedou Ould Slahi and Steve Wood.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and long-standing Close Guantánamo supporter Natalia Rivera Scott, in Mexico City, calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and Ashley Blasczyk, in the U.S., calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and Brian Albright, in the U.S., calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Marking 7,800 days of Guantánamo's existence, on May 20, 2023, Susan Hall in Colorado calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Marking 7,800 days of Guantánamo's existence, on May 20, 2023, Tom Hall in Colorado calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and William Hudon, professor of history (emeritus) at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, agrees with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention that the detention of the Palestinian inmate Abu Zubaydah and others may constitute "crimes against humanity," and urges President Biden to close down the prison at Guantánamo immediately.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and Jan Strain, a long-standing Close Guantánamo supporter in Denver, Colorado, says, "There was a time we 'blamed the Republicans' but, as we see clearly, it is both parties in the U.S. and the lack of will of the people. I still write emails to the White House and try to talk to people about it but we have 'moved on' from the outrage, it seems."

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and Ed Charles, the editor of the World Can’t Wait’s Spanish website, in Oakland, California, calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and Susan Edwards, legal academic and barrister, calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.The photo (along with the four below) was taken at the U.K. Guantánamo Network’s most recent monthly vigil for the closure of Guantánamo, outside the U.S. Embassy in Nine Elms, London, on May 5, 2023, part of a number of coordinated global vigils set up by our co-founder Andy Worthington. The U.K. Guantánamo Network consists of members of various Amnesty groups, as well as other groups including Close Guantánamo.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and Paul, a campaigner for Julian Assange and for the closure of Guantánamo, calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and Mark, a member of Amnesty International, calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and Andreas, a member of Amnesty International, calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and Pat Sheerin, a long-standing opponent of Guantánamo’s existence, calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and Bernie Sullivan, in Dorset, calls on President Biden to close it without further delay. Bernie and his wife Susie campaigned for the release of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, beginning in 2015, and organized Mohamedou’s first UK speaking tour last year. Bernie also got other family members to join the ongoing photo campaign, as seen below.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and Susie Sullivan, in Dorset, calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and Christopher Sullivan, in the U.K., calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and Anthony Sullivan, in the U.K., calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and Koby Sullivan, in the U.K., calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and Jessica Sullivan, in the U.K., calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and long-standing Close Guantánamo supporter Dorrine Marshall, in Irvine, California, calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and Albert Valencia, in Irvine, California, calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, May 20, 2023, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,800 days, and Robert Kolkebeck, in Park Forest, Illinois says, "The prison at Guantánamo Bay has made it all too easy to imagine the suffering inflicted throughout time in dungeons and wars. President Biden, close Guantánamo."

Today, February 9, 2023, the shameful and disgraceful prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,700 days, and, in Serbia, former prisoner Mansoor Adayfi calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, February 9, 2023, the shameful and disgraceful prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,700 days, and, in London, our co-founder Andy Worthington says to President Biden, "Last week, Majid Khan, whose terrorism-related sentence ended on March 1 last year, was resettled in Belize. This was wonderful news, but the unpalatable truth is that 20 other men (out of the 34 men still held), who have never even been charged with a crime, are still held even though they have been approved for release by high-level government review processes. Unfortunately for these men, however, those review processes are purely administrative, meaning that they have no legal weight, and that, unlike Majid Khan, they cannot appeal to a U.S. court if the government drags its heels in repatriating them, or finding third countries prepared to offer them a new home."

Today, February 9, 2023, the shameful and disgraceful prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,700 days, and Ashley Blasczyk, in the U.S., calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, February 9, 2023, the shameful and disgraceful prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,700 days, and Brian Albright, in the U.S., calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, February 9, 2023, the shameful and disgraceful prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,700 days, and Julie Alley, in the U.S., calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, February 9, 2023, the shameful and disgraceful prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,700 days, and Natalia Rivera Scott, in Mexico City, calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, February 9, 2023, the shameful and disgraceful prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,700 days, and William Hudon, professor emeritus of history at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, calls on President Biden to "SHUT DOWN GUANTÁNAMO. End the prolonged U.S. torture. End the hypocritical flaunting of the 'rule of law.'"

Today, February 9, 2023, the shameful and disgraceful prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,700 days, and longtime Close Guantánamo supporter Steve Lane in Bethesda, Maryland calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, February 9, 2023, the shameful and disgraceful prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,700 days, and Ed Charles, the editor of the World Can’t Wait’s Spanish website, in Oakland, California calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, February 9, 2023, the shameful and disgraceful prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,700 days, and Jon Krampner in Los Angeles, of Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace (ICUJP), calls on President Biden to close it without further delay. ICUJP hold annual rallies in Los Angeles, calling for the closure of Guantánamo on the anniversary of its opening (Jan. 11).

Charlotte Casey in San Jose, California calls for the closure of Guantánamo. Charlotte also sent the eight photos below, taken on January 27, 2023 in front of the Lockheed Martin plant in Sunnyvale, California, of members of the Pacific Life Community, who have been holding a monthly vigil at this location for decades, with a large banner that says “Lockheed Weapons Terrorize the World.”

Today, February 9, 2023, the shameful and disgraceful prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 7,700 days, and Robert Kolkebeck in Park Forest, Illinois says, "President Biden, look at what U.S. leadership has done. Close Guantánamo, then go to a beach to celebrate by popping a big balloon over the water and gathering up all the pieces."

Dominique O’Neil of the Amnesty UK Kent Network marks the 21st anniversary of the opening of the prison at Guantánamo Bay on January 11, 2023 — a total of 7,671 days — at a march and rally for the closure of Guantánamo on January 14, organized by the UK Guantánamo Network, which includes several Amnesty International groups, Close Guantánamo and the Guantánamo Justice Campaign. The 22 photos that follow were also taken on the march from the House of Parliament through Parliament Square and up Whitehall, and at the rally in Trafalgar Square, where there were several speakers. All the London photos were taken by Andy Worthington.

Hugh Sandeman, Amnesty International UK Board member.

Lise Rossi, Amnesty UK’s country coordinator for North America.

Alexis Hatto, Amnesty International's Activism Representative for London.

Paul, a Julian Assange supporter, and a regular attendee at the UK Guantánamo Network’s monthly vigils for the closure of Guantánamo outside Parliament.