Guantánamo Public Memory Project

VIDEO: U.S. Actor and Rapper Experiences Force-Feeding

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U.S. actor and rapper Yasiin Bey (also known as Mos Def) before undergoing the U.S. military’s force-feeding procedure.

 

As calls for an end to force-feeding at Guantánamo persist with the start of Ramadan, Human Rights organization Reprieve and award-winning director Asif Kapadia released a four-minute video of U.S. actor and rapper Yasiin Bey (also known as Mos Def) experiencing the procedure, which is based on military instructions for force-feeding detainees.

Click here to view the video.

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