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'Press US to free me,' Shaker Aamer urges British government
Last British Guantanamo inmate pleads for help on 12th anniversary of imprisonment
Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in the US gulag at Guantanamo Bay, has appealed to the British government to apply new pressure on the US to secure his freedom.
Mr Aamer was transferred from Afghanistan to Guantanamo 12 years ago today, on February 14 2002.
He continues to be held without charge or trial despite having twice been cleared for release.
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