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📘 Guantánamo diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s diary, the first and only written by a still‑imprisoned Guantánamo detainee, chronicles his life before capture and the daily reality of detention at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Since 2002, Slahi has remained in U.S. custody without formal charges, and although a federal judge ordered his release, the government has resisted that decision. Beginning three years into his imprisonment, he records the hardships, injustices, and moments of ordinary humanity that define his experience. The diary offers an unflinching, deeply personal narrative that is at once terrifying, darkly humorous, and surprisingly gracious, providing readers with a rare insight into the conditions of political imprisonment and the enduring spirit of a man facing perpetual uncertainty.

First publish date: 2015

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography

Authors: Mohamedou Ould Slahi

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