Cageprisoners Press Release
Press Launch: Two Sides, One Story - Former Guantanamo Guard Speaks With Detainees Live

5th December 2009

Cageprisoners presents Two Sides, One Story, a tour of the UK that brings those on opposite sides of wire at Guantanamo together for the first time.

Christopher Brandon Arendt, a former guard at the detention camp, will be speaking about his experiences in guarding suspected terrorists and bringing new insight into the way the US administration's detention policy has affected both soldiers and prisoners.

Also for the first time, the former Guantanamo detainee and current Al Jazeera journalist, Sami Muhyideen El-Haj, will be speaking with Moazzam Begg as they both reflect on life at the prison on the other side of the wire from Chris.

We believe this unique tour and gathering comes at historic juncture in the midst of the 'War on Terror' at a much needed time.

The tour begins on 11th January 2009, at Friends Meeting House, Euston, London , to mark the seventh anniversary since the first transfers of prisoners to Guantanamo Bay .

A full schedule of the tour can be found at the following link: www.cageprisoners.com/tour

The media are invited to the press launch where the participants will be giving a short presentation and opening the floor to questions as well as the opportunity to give interviews. The details of the press launch are:

Date: Friday 9th January 2009
Time: 11am - 2pm
Location: Room 115, Fielden House, 13 Little Cottage St , London , SW1P

Also participating in the events will be Jarallah Al-Marri, a former Guantanamo detainee from Qatar . Al-Marri will speaking about his time in the detention camps and will also be presenting a documentary on his brother, Ali Al-Marri, the last US enemy combatant. An excerpt from the documentary report, produced by his lawyer, Andy Savage is available online at: http://main.comcastc2.com/SavageReport/

The speakers will all be available for interview upon request.

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Cageprisoners is a human rights organisation that exists to raise awareness of the plight of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and other detainees held as part of the War on Terror. We aim to give a voice to the voiceless.

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Contact: Asim Qureshi
Email: contact@cageprisoners.com
Number: 0044 (0) 7973264197