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Watch Mos Def (aka Yasiin Bey) Undergo Feeding Tube Procedure in Honor of Guantanamo Hunger Strikers

In New Video Artist Raises Awareness of Guantanamo Detainee Treatment

Jul 08, 2013 By Cody Ray Shafer Mos Def
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In a new video hosted by The Guardian, musician/actor Mos Def, aka Yasiin Bey, is force fed through a feeding tube. The procedure is standard operating procedure for Guantanamo Bay detainees currently on hunger strike. In the video, a tube is shown being lubricated and then forced into Bey’s nose before he protests and begs for the process to stop. He refuses a second tube, and then the video cuts to Bey describing the painful experience.

The video, directed by Asif Kapadia in a collaboration with Reprieve, is released to coincide with the beginning of Ramadan, when Muslims worldwide practice fasting throughout the day. Guantanamo officials have denied requests to stop force-feeding during Ramadan, but will only hold the procedure after dark to meet religious standards.

Watch the video below, but be warned, it is disturbing.



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