Andy Worthington and Jean Lambert with Shaker Aamer's children
This is me with Jean Lambert MEP (London representative of the Green Party) and the children of Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in Guantanamo, on March 23, 2013, when a day of action was held in Tooting for Shaker, who is still held, despite having been cleared for release from the prison under George W. Bush (in 2007) and again under President Obama (in 2009). On the right of the photo is Sheikh Suliman Gani, the Imam of Tooting Islamic Centre, where the photo was taken. Shaker has a British wife and four British children, and lived just down the road in Battersea before his capture and his long imprisonment without charge or trial at Guantanamo.
The Day of Action included a meeting at the Tooting Islamic Centre, at which the speakers were myself and Jean, and Jane Ellison MP (the Conservative MP for Battersea), as well as Sheikh Suliman Gani, the Imam of the Tooting Islamic Centre, and Joy Hurcombe, the chair of the Save Shaker Aamer Campaign, who chaired the meeting.
The Day of Action also included campaigners encouraging the people of Tooting to sign the e-petition to the British government calling for renewed action on the part of ministers to secure Shaker’s immediate return from Guantánamo.
The e-petition needs 100,000 signatures by April 20 to be eligible for a parliamentary debate.
See the e-petition here: epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/33133
The e-petition is for UK citizens and residents only, but there is an international petition here: www.thepetitionsite.com/1/shaker-aamerguantanamo-bay/
For my report on the day of action, see: www.andyworthington.co.uk/2013/03/25/free-shaker-aamer-fr...
For more on Shaker Aamer, see: www.andyworthington.co.uk/2012/02/16/10-years-in-guantana...
and: www.andyworthington.co.uk/2012/04/04/exclusive-they-want-...
and: www.andyworthington.co.uk/2012/10/10/exclusive-a-demand-f...
For more on Andy Worthington, see: www.andyworthington.co.uk/
For my most interesting photos, see: www.flickriver.com/photos/andyworthington/popular-interes...
Andy Worthington and Jean Lambert with Shaker Aamer's children
This is me with Jean Lambert MEP (London representative of the Green Party) and the children of Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in Guantanamo, on March 23, 2013, when a day of action was held in Tooting for Shaker, who is still held, despite having been cleared for release from the prison under George W. Bush (in 2007) and again under President Obama (in 2009). On the right of the photo is Sheikh Suliman Gani, the Imam of Tooting Islamic Centre, where the photo was taken. Shaker has a British wife and four British children, and lived just down the road in Battersea before his capture and his long imprisonment without charge or trial at Guantanamo.
The Day of Action included a meeting at the Tooting Islamic Centre, at which the speakers were myself and Jean, and Jane Ellison MP (the Conservative MP for Battersea), as well as Sheikh Suliman Gani, the Imam of the Tooting Islamic Centre, and Joy Hurcombe, the chair of the Save Shaker Aamer Campaign, who chaired the meeting.
The Day of Action also included campaigners encouraging the people of Tooting to sign the e-petition to the British government calling for renewed action on the part of ministers to secure Shaker’s immediate return from Guantánamo.
The e-petition needs 100,000 signatures by April 20 to be eligible for a parliamentary debate.
See the e-petition here: epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/33133
The e-petition is for UK citizens and residents only, but there is an international petition here: www.thepetitionsite.com/1/shaker-aamerguantanamo-bay/
For my report on the day of action, see: www.andyworthington.co.uk/2013/03/25/free-shaker-aamer-fr...
For more on Shaker Aamer, see: www.andyworthington.co.uk/2012/02/16/10-years-in-guantana...
and: www.andyworthington.co.uk/2012/04/04/exclusive-they-want-...
and: www.andyworthington.co.uk/2012/10/10/exclusive-a-demand-f...
For more on Andy Worthington, see: www.andyworthington.co.uk/
For my most interesting photos, see: www.flickriver.com/photos/andyworthington/popular-interes...