Mohamedou Ould Slahi is the subject of the film The Mauritanian and has been called "the most tortured man in Guantanamo Bay".
Mohamedou lived for 14 years in Guantanamo Bay, was subjected to enhanced interrogation techniques, otherwise known as torture, was sexually assaulted by prison officers, was force-fed food, water boarded, subjected to a mock-execut ... Show More
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2h 8m
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'The Mauritanian,' Canada, and torture at Gitmo
Mohamedou Salahi was detained in Guantanamo Bay for 14 years without charge. He was considered one of its most tortured prisoners. The new Hollywood film “The Mauritanian” portrays his detention and his fight for freedom, but does not touch on Canada’s connection to what happened ... Show More
23m 47s
May 2021
Mohamedou Ould Slahi: What is the Guantanamo legacy?
Stephen Sackur interviews Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Mauritanian citizen who was once identified as a high value al-Qaeda terrorist, serving 14 years in America’s Guantanamo Bay prison. He was eventually released without charge, and now a film, The Mauritanian, has been released tel ... Show More
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Dec 2021
The Muslim who survived Guantanamo | Moazzam Begg | Ep. 20
<p>Kidnapped, hooded and stripped, serving years in prison without charge or trial.</p><p>The trials of Moazzam Begg are daunting and horrific to say the least, serving time in the infamous Bagram Prison and Guantanamo Bay. </p><p>Although Begg has been declared an innocent man, ... Show More
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E63: The Story of Kidnap Interrogation Torture at Guantanamo Bay and Bagram, U.S Guards Convert to Islam, and Extremist Groups in Middle East w. Moazzam Begg
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