Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) force-fed under standard Guantánamo Bay procedure – video

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Written by Source: Reprieve: Director Asif Kapadia; Yasiin Bey / Mos Def Source: Reprieve: Director Asif Kapadia; Yasiin Bey / Mos Def
Published: 08 July 2013 08 July 2013
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[go to the Guardian's website for the video, this is what we are doing daily]

As Ramadan begins, more than 100 hunger-strikers in Guantánamo Bay continue their protest. More than 40 of them are being force-fed. A leaked document sets out the military instructions, or standard operating procedure, for force-feeding detainees. In this four-minute film made by Human Rights organisation Reprieve and Bafta award-winning director Asif Kapadia, US actor and rapper Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def), experiences the procedure

Warning: some viewers may find these images distressing

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