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Monday, 8 July 2013

Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) force-fed under standard Guantánamo Bay procedure [Video]







As Ramadan begins, more than 100 hunger-strikers in Guantánamo Bay continue their protestMore than 40 of them are being force-fed. A leaked document sets out the military instructions, or standard operating procedure, for force-feeding detainees. In this four-minute film made by Human Rights organisation Reprieve and Bafta award-winning director Asif Kapadia, US actor and rapper Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def), experiences the procedure

After you watch this video make sure to read the article New York Times article "Gitmo Is Killing Me" 


Warning: some viewers may find these images distressing