Guantánamo Bay 10 year anniversary events

January 11th 2012 marks the ten year anniversary of the arrival of the first detainees at Guantánamo Bay, where 171 prisoners remain illegally detained. It will also signify that three years have elapsed since President Obama first promised to close down the notorious detention centre, a promise effectively written off by his recent refusal to veto the latest National Defense Authorization Bill. Reprieve will be supporting CagePrisoners in running some events during the anniversary week to raise awareness of the 171 forgotten men that remain.

 The schedule

• Tuesday 10th January - press conference at the Frontline Club from 10am-1pm. Clive Stafford Smith will reflect on the impact of a decade since Guantanamo's opening alongside former prisoners and family members of those still detained there. Details of LaaTansa: Never Forget, an major innovative online project showing Guantánamo in a new perspective, will also be unveiled.

• Wednesday 11th January - panel discussion at Conway Hall entitled 'Guantanamo Remembered: 10 years' chaired by Victoria Brittain with speeches from lawyers, former prisoners and family members of current detainees. This will precede a photo exhibition by Ed Clark and a short film in which former detainees speak about their memories of some of those still imprisoned at Guantánamo. The event runs from 6-8:30pm. Click here for more details on speakers and booking information.

• Thursday 12th January - film showing of 'Death in Camp Delta' at the Curzon Cinema. This focuses on Yasser al-Zahrani, a detainee who died at Guantánamo in 2006. A Q&A will follow the film. The panel includes the film director Erling Borgen, Yasser's father Colonel Talal al-Zahrani, CagePrisoners Director and former detainee Moazzam Begg, and Reprieve Legal Director Cori Crider. The event runs from 6:30-9pm. Click here for booking information.

For all enquiries, please contact CagePrisoners on (44) 203 167 4416, or email asim@cageprisoners.com.

Get the latest build-up to the anniversary by following us on twitter at ReprieveUK, via the hashtag #GTMO10yrs.

You can find out more about Guantanamo by visiting our timeline and statistics page. Click here to watch a BBC report about Obama's broken promise, featuring Clive Stafford Smith.