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He\u00a0has been imprisoned at Guant\u00e1namo without charge or trial since May 2002, making his detention one of the longest in the prison\u2019s\u00a0history.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Khalid is a Yemeni national who was seized by a faction in Afghanistan&#8217;s civil war. He was severely tortured, made false confessions to stop the pain and was sold to the US for a bounty. He was taken to the US prison at Bagram and then the US base at Kandahar.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was tortured and mistreated at both sites, including&nbsp;being forced to sleep standing up causing extreme sleep deprivation, subjected to&nbsp;freezing temperatures, and&nbsp;being kept in a fenced area with his hands and feet shackled, leaving him unable to walk for two months afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Khalid is a talented artist and has described painting as his \u201crelief\u201d during detention, saying&nbsp;\u201cmy paintings are always powered by optimism rather than despair\u201d. However, he&nbsp;has said&nbsp;that \u201ceven this relief has been taken from me\u201d when a&nbsp;new policy was introduced to ban the release of artwork from&nbsp;Guant\u00e1namo.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Khalid\u2019s lawyer at Reprieve US, Mark Maher, said:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled that after two decades&nbsp;imprisoned&nbsp;without charge or trial,&nbsp;Khalid&nbsp;has finally been cleared for&nbsp;release&nbsp;and can start to focus on his life after release.&nbsp;&nbsp;Khalid&nbsp;was a young man when he was&nbsp;detained, and&nbsp;has developed into a talented artist and writer. He has a lot to offer&nbsp;the&nbsp;world, and&nbsp;we&nbsp;look forward to the day when he is finally free.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ends&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notes to editors:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While detained at Guant\u00e1namo, Khalid wrote in a letter to Reprieve in February 2017&nbsp;\u201cmy paintings are always powered by optimism rather than despair\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Khalid&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2022\/jan\/10\/held-guantanamo-20-years-without-trial-biden-please-let-me-free\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>&nbsp;earlier&nbsp;this year that&nbsp;painting has been his relief during his detention. His depictions of rough seas, ships, and sharks show his loneliness and yearning for freedom. His work conveys his disgust at the injustice that he and others at Guant\u00e1namo have had to face.&nbsp;However, Khalid&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2022\/jan\/10\/held-guantanamo-20-years-without-trial-biden-please-let-me-free\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>&nbsp;that \u201ceven this relief has been taken from me&#8221; because, after an exhibition of Guant\u00e1namo detainees&#8217; artwork in New York in 2017, Trump&#8217;s administration,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/guantanamo-bay-prisoner-art-defence-secretary-artwork-censorship-end-james-mattis-a8176651.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">banned<\/a>&nbsp;the release of art from within Guant\u00e1namo, which was widely described as censorship.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please find a media briefing attached with further information about Khalid Qasim, and more information&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2022\/01\/08\/art-from-guantanamo-khalid-qasim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>&nbsp;about Khalid\u2019s artwork.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khalid Qasim has been cleared for release from\u00a0Guant\u00e1namo\u00a0by a unanimous decision of six US federal agencies, namely the departments of State, Homeland Security, Justice, Defense, plus the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the office of the Director of National Intelligence. 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