On Tuesday May 27th, 35 of the 80 people arrested at the U.S. Supreme Court during the January 11th International Day of Action for Guantanamo will go to trial. They will appear in Superior Court in Washington, DC and will continue to act on behalf of Guantanamo detainees abused and held without trial.
PDF file of Full Press Kit (all files listed above) (404 K)
The following links are offered to provide more information to members of the press about the upcoming trial and stories about some of the 35 people standing trial.
If any journalists would like access to copies of statements that will be read in court on 5/27 please contact Frida Berrigan at frida.berrigan@gmail.com.
- PRESS RELEASE: Guantánamo Detainess To Get Their Day In Court 5/27/2008
- PDF file (40 K)
- A Letter to the Chief Justice of the U.S Supreme Court
- PDF file (61 K)
- Biographical Information on Three of the Jan 11 Demonstrators on Trial on 5/27/2008
- PDF file (116 K)
- Why the Demonstrators Protested at the Supreme Court on 1/11/08
- PDF file (59 K)
- Original Press Release from 1/11/2008 Demostration
- PDF file (60 K)
PDF file of Full Press Kit (all files listed above) (404 K)