Gitmo Clock 2024 Photos

Today, January 11, 2024, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 22 years (8,036 days), and in Dublin former prisoner Mansoor Adayfi calls on President Biden to close it without further delay during his ongoing Irish book tour.

Former prisoner Ahmed Errachidi marks the 22nd anniversary of the opening of the prison at Guantánamo Bay on January 11, 2024, and calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, January 11, 2024, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 22 years (8,036 days), and our co-founder Andy Worthington says, "It may be deeply unfashionable to focus on the animosity towards Muslims of all four presidents who have been in charge of Guantánamo, but it is undeniably true. In President Biden's case, having facilitated the deaths of tens of thousands of Muslim civilians in Gaza over the last three months, it would be helpful if he not only called for an immediate ceasefire, but also tried to at least repair some of the damage by releasing the 16 Muslim men at Guantánamo who have long been approved for release but who are still held."

Today, January 11, 2024, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 22 years (8,036 days), and campaigners with Amnesty International in Copenhagen, Denmark call on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Marking the 22nd anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo on January 11, 2024 (8,036 days), Alli McCracken, Natalia Rivera Scott and Mary in Mexico City call on President Biden to close it without further delay.

This photo, and the eight below, were taken by NRCAT (the National Religious Campaign Against Torture) at a vigil outside the White House marking the 22nd anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo on January 11, 2024 (8,036 days).

Marking the 22nd anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo on January 11, 2024 (8,036 days), Erica Ewing sent this photo and the five below from Cleveland, Ohio, where a vigil, "From Guantánamo to Gaza: War is Terror," was held, of campaigners calling on President Biden to close the prison without further delay.

Kady Manneh sent this photo of "From Guantánamo to Gaza: War is Terror," the vigil for the closure of Guantánamo outside the Celebrezze Federal Building in Cleveland, Ohio on January 11, 2024.

On January 11, 2024, when the prison at Guantánamo Bay had been open for 22 years (8,036 days), Susan McLucas visited Boston Common in Boston, MA to call on President Biden to close it without further delay.

On January 11, 2024, when the prison at Guantánamo Bay had been open for 22 years (8,036 days), Christopher Spicer Hinkle and Guantánamo's youngest opponent, his baby, visited Boston Common in Boston, MA to call on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Rhoda Silver at the Anniversary vigil to mourn the opening of Guantánamo prison in Raleigh, NC on January 11, 2024, organized by North Carolina Stop Torture Now.

Joan Walsh at the Anniversary vigil to mourn the opening of Guantánamo prison in Raleigh, NC on January 11, 2024, organized by North Carolina Stop Torture Now.

Today, January 11, 2024, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 22 years (8,036 days), and Micha Ramsay in the U.K. calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, January 11, 2024, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 22 years (8,036 days), and Mark Ramsay in the U.K. calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, January 11, 2024, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 22 years (8,036 days), and William Hudon, professor of history (emeritus) at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, January 11, 2024, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 22 years (8,036 days), and Sue Spivack in Cobleskill, NY calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

In Cobleskill, NY, Ann, Erynne and Katherine of Peacemakers of Schoharie County hold up posters marking 8,036 days of Guantánamo's existence at a vigil for the closure of the prison that was one of the global coordinated vigils for the prison's closure that have been taking place every month since February 2023. Three more photos from Cobleskill are below.

Marilyn and John.

Wayne.

Pat.

Today, January 11, 2024, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 22 years (8,036 days), and Jon Krampner in Los Angeles calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, January 11, 2024, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 22 years (8,036 days), and Steve Lane in Bethesda, Maryland says, "President Biden, our prison at Guantánamo Bay harms both our country and the men we imprison there. It has been open far too long. Please keep your word by closing it."

Today, January 11, 2024, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 22 years (8,036 days), and in Oakland, CA, Ed Charles, the editor of the World Can't Wait's Spanish website, who creates campaign posters in Spanish, calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, January 11, 2024, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 22 years (8,036 days), and Dorrine Marshall, in Irvine, CA, calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, January 11, 2024, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 22 years (8,036 days), and Albert Valencia, in Irvine, CA, calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, January 11, 2024, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 22 years (8,036 days), and Dot Young in London calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, January 11, 2024, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 22 years (8,036 days), and Tyler Worthington in London calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.

Today, January 11, 2024, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 22 years (8,036 days), and, in San Francisco, Gavrilah Wells took this photo, and the ten below, of people calling on President Biden to close it without further delay. This photo is of Brandon.

Brue and Rita.

Carole.

John.

John Avalos.

Malaya, Raquel and Amihan.

Mike.

Nars.

Pastor Sadie.

Samir.

Stacey, Asher and Hayden.

Gavrilah Wells also took this photo, and the six below, outside the San Francisco Ferry Building on January 11, 2024, at a vigil for the closure of Guantánamo that was one of the global coordinated vigils for the prison's closure that have been taking place every month since February 2023. The vigil was organized by Amnesty International Group 30 and The World Can’t Wait, and this photo is of Alan.

Arkady.

Dawn.

Faisal.

Gilbert.

Martha.

Ron.

Marking the 22nd anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo on January 11, 2024 (8,036 days), Andy Worthington took this photo, and the four below, at the London vigil outside the U.S. Embassy in Nine Elms, London, of campaigners with the U.K. Guantánamo Network calling for the prison's closure.

On January 10, 2024, marking the 22nd anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo the day after, Cynthia Papermaster and other members of CODEPINK S.F. Bay Area held a vigil at Berkeley Law School, followed by a bake sale for the Guantánamo Survivors Fund, and also to "get signatures on a petition to 1) request that John Yoo [a law professor at UC Berkeley] donate a year’s salary, about $500,000, to the fund and 2) call for Yoo’s prosecution for complicity in torture" (as the author of the notorious "torture memos" of August 2002).

Another photo from Berkeley.

Paki Wieland of CODEPINK and Witness Against Torture sent this photo, and the seven below, of the vigil for the closure of Guantánamo in Greenfield, MA on January 11, 2024, organized by No More Guantanamos, CODEPINK and The World Can’t Wait.

Sherrill Hogen.

Nancy Talanian.

Bruce Miller.

Paki Wieland also sent this photo, and the 18 below, of the vigil for the closure of Guantánamo in Northampton, MA, also on January 11, 2024, organized by No More Guantanamos and CODEPINK.

Mary Ellen Quinn sent this photo, and the eleven below, from a vigil for the closure of Guantánamo outside the National Guard Armory in Augusta, Maine, which took place on January 14, 2024. The vigil was co-sponsored by Pax Christi Maine, Witness Against Torture, Peace Action Maine, Smilin' Trees Disarmament Farm, Maine Veterans for Peace, Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, and other groups.

This photo, and the 14 below, were taken at on the steps of the New York Public Library on January 11, 2024, at a vigil for the closure of Guantánamo that was one of the global coordinated vigils for the prison's closure that have been taking place every month since February 2023. The event was organized by Debra Sweet of The World Can’t Wait, and was also sponsored by Brooklyn for Peace, Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace and the NY War Resisters League. Photos by Felton Davis.

Another photo from New York City, by Hideko Otake.

A photo taken at the Global Close Guantánamo Vigil outside the Federal Building on Michigan Avenue, Detroit, on January 11, 2024.

Today, January 11, 2024, the prison at Guantánamo Bay has been open for 22 years (8,036 days), and Robert Kolkebeck, in Park Forest, Illinois, says, "The US Congress and the Biden administration need to stop inspiring flag burners. Shut down Guantánamo! Cut the Pentagon! Free Julian Assange! Free Palestine!"