Larry Siems
Larry Siems directed the Freedom to Write and International Programs at PEN American Center, where he led PEN’s ongoing efforts to defend writers facing persecution around the world and protect freedom of expression in the US. He left at the end of 2013 to concentrate on editing Slahi’s memoir. He is the author of The Torture Report and is a poet and non-fiction writer
Edited by Larry Siems
“‘You know that I know that you know that I have done nothing,’ I said. ‘You’re holding me because your country is strong enough to be unjust.’”
One man’s account of rendition, torture and detention without charge at the hands of the US
Watch the Guardian’s exclusive animated documentary about Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s memoir, Guantánamo Diary.