# Mohamedou Ould Slahi

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'I never thought the US tortured people but I was tortured': Ex-Guantanamo prisoner Slahi

A man who spent 14 years in prison without charge in Guantanamo Bay until his release in 2016 has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his experience of suffering torture there. Mohamedou Ould Slahi is an engineer from Mauritania who was accused by the US of recruiting for and providing other support for al Q…

Gitmo Is Back in Business

In his State of the Union speech this week the president announced - to rapturous applause from congressional Republicans, that he had just signed an order to keep open the detention facilities in Guantanamo Bay. When Mohamedou Ould Slahi was released from the prison in 2016, after 14 years behind …

Off the Radar

Following the announcement of the first indictments in Robert Mueller's special investigation, the media were scrambling to put together the pieces...or else ignoring the news completely. How to make sense of the details, and the silences, in Mueller's first public release and in some of the media'…

#322 - Mohamedou Ould Slahi - Surviving 14 Years In Guantanamo Bay

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, w…

Gitmo Is Back in Business

In his State of the Union speech this week the president announced - to rapturous applause from congressional Republicans, that he had just signed an order to keep open the detention facilities in Guantanamo Bay. When Mohamedou Ould Slahi was released from the prison in 2016, after 14 years behind …

Off the Radar

Following the announcement of the first indictments in Robert Mueller's special investigation, the media were scrambling to put together the pieces...or else ignoring the news completely. How to make sense of the details, and the silences, in Mueller's first public release and in some of the media'…

The Wrong Question About Torture: Lessons of Guantanamo Bay

What happens when fear becomes policy—and the people labeled “the worst of the worst” are no longer treated as people? In this episode of the Truth Be Told Podcast, host Dave Thompson, CFI explores the powerful story behind the documentary Leaving Hotel California and the complicated legacy of Gua…

'For 15 years, I didn't see the sun rise or go down'

Mohamedou Ould Slahi was imprisoned without charge at Guantánamo Bay for nearly 15 years.Arrested in 2001 and transferred through various prisons before arriving at Guantánamo, Slahi endured years of torture and harsh interrogation under the US government's post-9/11 counterterrorism efforts. He wa…

Surviving 14 Years In Guantanamo Bay - Mohamedou Ould Slahi - #322

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, …

Why would an innocent man confess? Mohamedou Ould Slahi on The Art of Deciding

We like to think our biggest decisions are rational, but beliefs and biases shape how we approach a choice, and how we approach it shapes the outcome. Mohamedou Ould Slahi was detained at Guantánamo Bay for nearly 15 years without ever being charged. He was tortured and eventually confessed to a cr…