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January 14, 2013

Activists Stage White House Protest for Gitmo's Closure on 11th Anniversary 
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Scores of activists gathered outside the White House on Friday to mark
the 11th anniversary of the arrival of the first prisoners at
Guantánamo Bay. Wearing orange jumpsuits and hoods, the demonstrators
called on President Obama to uphold his now four-year old vow to close
the prison. Parallel rallies for Guantánamo's closure were held in
Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami and London. One-hundred
sixty-six 166 men remain locked up at the prison even though 86 of them
have been cleared for release.

 

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