
Witness Against Torture. A campaign to close Guantánamo and end torture. #closegitmo
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Those who were released from Guantanamo still live beneath a cloud of government surveillance and community suspicion.
Donate at gsfund.org/donate to help raise small grants to meet their basic needs.
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For more than two months, I have been working on a truly horrific story about one of the gravest war crimes committed by the United States since Vietnam: The bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Iran. It was one of the first targets struck in the opening hours of the war on February 28, 2026.
At least 156 people were killed in the U.S. cruise missile strikes—120 of them were children and 26 were teachers. We spoke to survivors, first responders, parents, doctors, teachers, psychologists, and other witnesses. Some of them had never before shared their experiences of that day.
It would be impossible to do justice to what happened in Minab that day with words alone. In more than 25 years in journalism and reporting on war, I do not believe I have reported on a more heinous single crime.
Massacre at Minab: The School That Became a Grave
dropsitenews.com/p/minab-sch…
Please share this story with as many people as you can.
What about the men the world forgot? Will you consider a donation today to help those whose lives have been forever impacted?
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We're screwed. Trump's speech on "election corruption" and "Chinese interference" lays the groundwork for him to cancel US elections. Don't believe a word he says. Demand free and fair elections.
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Photos and Report: Close #Guantanamo Vigils Undermine the US’s 250th Anniversary of Independence from Executive Tyranny - 21 photos from, and my report about the monthly global vigils that took place on July 1: andyworthington.co.uk/2026/0…
Guantanamo served both as a cautionary tale and a gateway for aggressive prosecutorial tactics to seep into courts in the U.S. homeland.
levernews.com/the-war-on-ter…
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For everyone who says countries don't need to act because a court hasn't found Israel guilty of genocide, here's Francesca Albanese explaining the requirements of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in under 20 seconds.
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Israel is pursuing “a deliberate strategy to destroy the future of the Palestinians in Gaza by targeting their children.”
The UN’s highest investigative body concluded today that an aspect of Israel’s genocide involves “deliberately shooting children in vital organs using precision weapons”
And arresting, torturing, and subjecting Palestinian children to sexual violence in detention.
Israeli forces have killed over 20,000 children & injured 44,000 more since 7 Oct. 2023, Srinivasan Muralidhar, chair of the @UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory & Israel, told reporters today. #HRC62
More on their new report ➡️ bit.ly/4uXq9kD
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Powerful words by Gideon Levy for Haaretz: “A genocidal state can no longer be the darling of the Western world. A state whose citizens carry out pogroms daily, with the cooperation of its military, will not be a part of the family of nations.”
"A genocidal state can no longer be a darling of the Western world" - @gideonle in @haaretzcom
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4. The United States broke with all other Security Council members, focusing on Hamas rather than Israeli restrictions on aid.
Note: Under international humanitarian law, aid cannot be treated as political leverage. Humanitarian relief must be based on need, delivered impartially, and allowed to reach civilians rapidly and without arbitrary obstruction. Civilian survival cannot be conditioned on disarmament, negotiations, or political concessions.
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Replying to @CliveSSmith
@CliveSSmith took part in the 40th monthly global vigils for the closure of #Guantanamo during a visit to Sausalito, CA. Check out all the photos from the vigils & my report here: andyworthington.co.uk/2026/0…
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Wow. The Pope was just asked his stance on migration. His answer is amazing:
“I would change the question: what is the global North doing to help the global South in its situation that forces them to migrate.”
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Here's the new article I'm promoting via my Substack: andyworthington.co.uk/2026/0…
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UK campaigners - myself included - mark the 24th anniversary of the opening of #Guantanamo this Saturday, Jan. 10, with a march and rally in central London. Do join us if you can! I'll be speaking at the rally in Trafalgar Square at 2pm.
Today is the last day to have your donation matched! Go to gsfund.org/donate
The Guantanamo Survivors Fund wants to raise $45,000 by the end of the year to give grants to 15 more survivors in 2026. They’re 3/4 of the way there: help put them over the top!
On the last day of 2025, you can help make things better in 2026 for survivors! Go to gsfund.org/donate




















