SaveOmar

iceandfire Actors for Human Rights performance

When - Wed 23. Jul 7:30pm - 10:00pm. Where - Sallis Benney Theatre, University of Brighton, Grand Parade. Organised by - Save Omar (now called Brighton Against Guantanamo), Brighton Voices in Exile and Centre for Applied Philiosophy, Politics and Ethics (University of Brighton).
Description - Rendition Monologues weaves together the first-hand testimonies of victims of extraordinary rendition; the kidnapping and illegal transfer of terrorism suspects and others considered to be implicated in the ‘War on Terror’ to be interrogated in nation states with a reputation for torture. read more...

Save Omar began as a group of Brighton people who got together to campaign for the release of Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes, and his return to his home and family in Saltdean, a neighbourhood in the east of Brighton. Omar has spent six years in prison camps, the first in Bagram Air Base and the next five in Guantanamo Bay. During this time he was never charged with any crime. He had no trial. The Save Omar campaign directed their protests at United States administration responsible for the creation of a network of illegal jails as part of its so-called “war on terror” and the British government, which not only looked away when US systematically tortured detainees but was complicit through the supply of “intelligence” and by refusing to protect refugees, like Omar Deghayes, who been granted asylum in Britain.

We worked together against these powerful state authorities and we won. Omar is home. When he returned to Britain in December 2007, he was re-arrested, tagged and subject to a curfew. Spain had instigated extradition proceeding that, three months later, came to nothing. Most people saw through the extradition case; it was political vehicle, serving to justify Guantanamo by defaming those illegally detained there.

Take Action: Shut Guantanamo and support the remaining detainees

When - Sat 31. May 2:00am - 5:00am. Where - Friends' Meeting House . Organised by - Save Omar.
Description - The return of Omar Deghayes to Brighton was a big step in the wider struggle to re-assert basic human rights in the face of their erosion in the “war on terror”. There is much still to do. Guantanamo must close and all detainees released to countries where they will not suffer further abuse. read more...

Brighton Peace Statue is a reflection of the times. It started as a war
memorial, then became a peace statue and now has been modified to
reflect modern times and the war on terror: "a war is peace statue".

Release Omar Deghayes