{"id":11488,"date":"2017-10-16T11:47:28","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T11:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reprieve.org.uk\/?post_type=update&#038;p=11488"},"modified":"2021-05-24T12:31:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T12:31:16","slug":"left-die-roger-waters-hunger-striking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2017\/10\/16\/left-die-roger-waters-hunger-striking\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8221;They are being left to die&#8221; &#8211; a note from Pink Floyd&#8217;s Roger Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A note from Roger:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ahmed Rabbani and Khalid Qassim.<br \/>\nHave been in Guantanamo for 15 years<br \/>\nNeither man has been charged<br \/>\nThere is no evidence either man has committed a crime<br \/>\nThey have been on hunger strike since 2013<br \/>\nThe only way they have to protest their innocence<br \/>\nAnd affirm their humanity<br \/>\nUntil three weeks ago they were strapped into restraint chairs<br \/>\nTwice a day and force-fed supplements through their noses<br \/>\nSince September 20th the supplements have been withheld<br \/>\nThey are being left to die<br \/>\nAhmed weighs 95lbs<br \/>\n&#8211;<br \/>\nReprieve is trying to save their lives<br \/>\nAlongside my comrades at Reprieve<br \/>\nI am fasting for 24hrs, 15th October 2017<br \/>\nTomorrow I shall eat<br \/>\nI am ashamed.<br \/>\nRestiamo Umani.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Roger Waters<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Roger Waters is an English rock musician, singer-songwriter, &amp; composer. 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