Aafia Siddiqui

Seven Days for Seven Years: A Week-Long Vigil for Aafia Siddiqui at the US Embassy in London

30.4.10

One month ago, I addressed the disturbing case of the Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui in an article marking “Aafia Siddiqui Day,” in which I ran through what I regarded as some of the particularly pertinent questions to ask regarding her disappearance for five years, the whereabouts of her three children (who disappeared with her in […]

Protests worldwide on Aafia Siddiqui Day, Sunday March 28, 2010

28.3.10

Today is the seventh anniversary of the day that Pakistani neuroscientist Dr. Aafia Siddiqui and her three young children were reportedly abducted in Karachi, leading to Aafia’s disappearance for over five years — when she was apparently held in secret prisons and subjected to appalling abuse — before she resurfaced in Afghanistan and supposedly attempted […]

Guantánamo, Bagram and the “Dark Prison”: Binyam Mohamed talks to Moazzam Begg

28.3.09

The British human rights group Cageprisoners has just published a fascinating interview with Binyam Mohamed, the British resident, subjected to “extraordinary rendition” and torture, who was freed from Guantánamo on February 23. I have covered Binyam’s story in great depth over the last few years (see the list of articles at the end of this […]

The Guantánamo Files: 9/11 interview, Aafia Siddiqui protest and other events

17.9.08

On September 11, the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, I had the pleasure of being interviewed once again by Linda Olson-Osterlund for the “News and Public Affairs Special” show on KBOO FM in Portland, Oregon. The interview, available here, was part of a 9/11 Special, and Linda and I had the opportunity to follow […]

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