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In Japan, activists collected pictures of hooded participants with message placards including ‘Close Guantanamo’ and ‘Justice for detainees’.

The ‘Good bye, Guantánamo’ action targeted Amnesty International local groups, other civil organizations and academics to screen the film Taxi to the Dark Side across Japan.

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At 9am Nairobi time (6am London time and 1am Washington DC time), we started setting up our table to promote the SMS Obama100Days action with the Kenyan Amnesty International staff – Miriam, Felicitas and Njoroge.  The SMS action is to outreach to Kenyans, for those who may not have access to the online petition at www.obama100days.org, and ask them to add their voice to the global petition for the Counter Terror with Justice campaign.

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Close Guantánamo action in Indonesia - Amnesty International

Demonstration held outside the US embassy on 21 January 2009 in Jakarta urging President Obama to Counter Terror with Justice. Key messages at the demonstration:

• Close Guantánamo! Yes, you can! (Tutup Guantánamo! Adna bisa!)
• Stop Torture & other Ill Treatment Everywhere! (hentikan penyiksaan di mana-mana)
• Keep the promise for CHANGE! (Tepati Janjimu untuk Perubahan)
• No More Torture in Indonesia (Tiada Lagi Penyiksaan di Indonesia)
• Indonesia Youth for Human Dignity (Kaum Muda Indonesia untuk Martabat Kemanusiaan)

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Activists in Prague staged an event to mark the seventh anniversary of Guantánamo. Passerbys signed the petition urging the Czech Republic as the new EU president to urge the closure of Guantánamo.

The event was marked with a cage in the centre of town, with activists dressed in orange jumpsuits.

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Street actions were held on the Guantanamo anniversary across the country aiming to humanise Guantanamo detainees and calling for international protection to be offered to those who cannot be returned home in Ireland.

In Dublin, activists wearing orange jumpsuits posed in ’stress positions’ to protest against Guantánamo and renditions near the Daniel O’ Connell Statue. Petitions were also signed on orange jumpsuits which will later be handed on to the White House in February.

At Shannon airport, a vigil and protest against renditions was held on Jan 11, 2009.

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