Members of Amnesty International in South Korea gathered on Saturday 12 January in one of the busiest street in Seoul to protest illegal detentions by the US government. They collected 406 signatures urging President Bush to close down Guantánamo. (more…)

Members of AI Canada marked the 6th anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to Guantanamo with a street drama demonstration in front of the Embassy of the United States, from noon to 1pm on January 11th. We made a vivid and visible statement against Guantanamo for the Embassy and passing traffic to see, and we were able to engage passers-by in discussions about security and human rights.

Check the website of Amnesty International in Canada for more information.

In the afternoon of 11 January, Warsaw local group of Amnesty International organized an action starting at 16.00 local time. People passing by could see a performance about life in Guantánamo. (more…)

To mark the 6th anniversary of Guantanamo Bay on Friday 11 January 2008, Amnesty International in Belgium marches in protest to the US Embassy. Activists in orange jumpsuits walk in chain gang through Brussels, escorted by numerous members of the parlements. (more…)

In Athens, Amnesty International’s activists gathered in Syntagma square, opposite the Greek Parliament and staged a street theatre re-enactment of Guantánamo, ironically as a holiday resort from which you can never return. (more…)

AI Luxembourg organized a public action in the main square of Luxembourg Ville, starting at 12h30 until 13h30. Eight activists were dressed up as Guantánamo detainees with orange jumpsuits and black hoods and other activists supported the action with big banners.

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The Italian section has been holding demonstration in front of the American Embassy in Rome and other important Italian cities: Firenze (in front of the American consulate), Bologna, Ancona, Foggia, Milano, Venezia.

This morning, some 30 AI Italian activists (some of them wearing orange boiler suite) gathered outside the US Embassy in Rome holding a big banner “Close Guantánamo Now!”.

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On the sixth anniversary of Guantánamo, activists from Amnesty International and the United Against Torture Coalition gathered near the US embassy in Manila to demand the closure of Guantánamo.

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On a global day of action six years later, supporters in orange jumpsuits gathered outside the U.S. Consulate in Sydney’s Martin Place to represent the nearly 300 detainees remaining in Guantanamo Bay.

Activists wearing orange jump suits formed the figures 275 representing the approximate number of detainees still held in Guantanamo Bay.

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On 11 January, activists will rise up in Washington D.C. against illegal detentions at Guantánamo and elsewhere.

This action is part of a worldwide protest denouncing torture and unlawful detentions. At U.S. embassies and other prominent locations around the world, including Great Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland and Greece, activists will gather to call for the closure of Guantánamo and the end of illegal US detentions.

Read more about the action in Washington D.C. and sign up for the protest in front of the White House.