Now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. I m stephen sackur. It barely merits international headlines these days, but america s guantanamo bay prison is still operational. A0 inmates are left. Most have been held for nearly two decades without being charged or tried. For m years, my guest today, mohamedou ould salahi, was held there, having been identified as a high value alqaeda terrorist. He was eventually released without charge. And now a film, the mauritanian, has been released telling his remarkable story. What is the guantanamo legacy? mohamedou ould slahi in nouakchott, mauritania, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much, stephen, for having me on your programme, and i salute your audience. Well, it is a pleasure to have you on our programme. Let s begin with how it feels to have a film made about your story and, in a sense, have your name become recognised around the world years after you were finally released from guantanamo bay, when perhaps
Those of the headlines, now on bbc news, here is hard talk. Welcome to hardtalk. I m stephen sackur. It barely merits international headlines these days, but america s guantanamo bay prison is still operational. A0 inmates are left. Most have been held for nearly two decades without being charged or tried. For 14 years, my guest today, mohamedou 0uld salahi, was held there, having been identified as a high value alqaeda terrorist. He was eventually released without charge. And now a film, the mauritanian, has been released telling his remarkable story. What is the guantanamo legacy? mohamedou 0uld salahi in nouakchott, mauritania, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much, stephen, for having me on your programme and i salute your audience. Well, it is a pleasure to have you on our programme. Let s begin with how it feels to have a film made about your story and, in a sense, have your name become recognised around the world years after you were finally released from guantanamo bay, when
now on bbc news. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. it barely merits international headlines these days, but america s guantanamo bay prison is still operational. a0 inmates are left. most have been held for nearly two decades without being charged or tried. for m years, my guest today, mohamedou ould salahi, was held there, having been identified as a high value al-qaeda terrorist. he was eventually released without charge. and now a film, the mauritanian, has been released telling his remarkable story. what is the guantanamo legacy? mohamedou ould salahi in nouakchott, mauritania, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, stephen, for having me on your programme and i salute your audience. well, it is a pleasure to have you on our programme. let s begin with how it feels to have a film made about your story and, in a sense, have your name become recognised around the world years after you were finally released from guantanamo bay, when perhaps your story should have b
rana ayyub in mumbai, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me, stephen. it s a pleasure having you on the show. at the last count, and it s a little confusing, but the last count, i think you are now facing four different legal actions. given the legal constraints upon you right now, has your voice, in effect, been silenced? well, that s the intention, stephen, to silence my voice. unfortunately, the government has not been victorious on that count. neither has it been victorious over the last 15 years of myjournalism, when it has literally tried every tool in the book to silence my voice and myjournalism. at this point of time, four cases, two by uttar pradesh police, one by the income tax department, one by the enforcement directorate, and i m hoping many more to go, because that s the cost of speaking truth to power in india at a time when journalism and mainstream journalists in india are self censoring themselves. but i ve seen some reports suggesting your l