Cageprisoners Cageprisoners Ltd is a London - based human rights organization with an Islamic focus , whose stated aim is " to raise awareness of the plight of the prisoners at Guantánamo Bay and other detainees held as part of the War on Terror . " It has , however , been criticised by high - profile human rights advocates as an apologist for the Taliban and for terrorism . It campaigns on behalf of Muslim prisoners , including convicted terrorists . Its Director , Moazzam Begg , is a former Guantánamo Bay detainee who was released without charge in 2005 by President Bush over the objections of the Pentagon , the CIA , and the FBI ( all of whom were concerned that Begg could still be a dangerous terrorist ) . In November 2010 , The Guardian reported that US embassy cables showed a US U - turn , praising Begg over his campaign for Europe to take in other Guantanamo detainees . Referring to 2010 Afghanistan , Begg said he completely supported the inalienable right of the people to fight " foreign occupation " . The organization has worked closely with a number of former detainees held by the United States . It has been criticized for championing Anwar al - Awlaki after he was released from 18 months ' detention without charge by Yemen . He was alleged to be a senior al - Qaeda member . Cageprisoners invited him to address fundraising dinners in 2008 and 2009 , and featured material about him on its website . Stated purpose . Cageprisoners is a human rights organization whose stated aim is " to raise awareness of the plight of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and other detainees held as part of the War on Terror . " Cageprisoners has run campaigns in support of freeing detainees who continue to be held without charges , such as Aafia Siddiqui , Babar Ahmad and Shaker Aamer . The journalist Terry Glavin in " The National Post " described the organization as " a front for Taliban enthusiasts and al Qaida devotees that fraudulently presents itself a human rights group . " Among the Muslim inmates it has highlighted are Khalid Sheikh Mohammed , the alleged 9 / 11 mastermind ; Abu Hamza , facing extradition from the U . K . to the U . S . on terror charges ; and Abu Qatada , described as Osama Bin Laden ’ s “ European ambassador ” . Background . In October 2003 , its website was launched by Muslim volunteers during the holy month of Ramadan . It is registered to a group of computer programmers based in Britain . It publicized names and information about detainees that the United States had kept secret , in an effort to show they were people with lives . Its director , Moazzam Begg , is from Birmingham , England . The British citizen was held for a total of three years by the United States in extrajudicial detention as a suspected enemy combatant in Bagram and the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp in Cuba by the U . S . government . He was released without charge in 2005 by President Bush over the objections of the Pentagon , the CIA , and the FBI , who alleged that Begg could be a dangerous terrorist . He has worked to represent detainees still held at Guantanamo , as well as to help former detainees become re - integrated into society . He has also been working with governments to persuade them to accept non - national former detainees , some of whom have needed refuges other than their countries of origin . By November 2010 , " The Guardian " reported that US embassy cables in the Wikileaks showed then - U . S . Ambassador to Luxembourg , Cynthia Stroum , praising Begg for his campaign to persuade European nations to take in Guantanamo detainees for resettlement . Cases . Qur ' an Desecration Report . In May 2005 , Cageprisoners released " The Qur ' an Desecration Report , " which contained accounts from former Guantánamo prisoners who said they suffered religious abuse as a torture tactic . Anwar al - Awlaki . The organization developed close ties to Anwar al - Awlaki after his release from Yemeni detention in 2007 ; he was alleged by the US to be a senior al - Qaeda member implicated in later terrorist actions . Begg was the first to interview al - Awlaki after his release in Yemen . Cageprisoners invited the cleric to address their Ramadan fundraising dinners in August 2008 ( at Wandsworth Civic Centre , South London by videolink , as he was banned from entering the U . K . ) and August 2009 ( at Kensington Town Hall . The local authority refused permission to broadcast his speech on its property ) . The Cageprisoners website had considerable material about and by al - Awlaki . Cageprisoners has been criticized for championing al - Awlaki , because he has been linked to al - Qaeda and various terrorists . In November 2010 Cageprisoners issued a press release to clarify their position on al - Awlaki . They noted that , before his 18 - month detention , al - Awlaki had been known as a cleric of moderate views . In that period , he had been invited to speak at the Pentagon and he served as a chaplain at an American university . They defended their support of him as a prisoner held by Yemen without charge for 18 months . But , they clarified that they strongly opposed his newly espoused radical positions , and announced this when they learned that he advocated attacking civilians . At the same time , they opposed the United States ' plan to target him for assassination in a missile strike . ( Awlaki was killed by the US in September 2011 . ) plan to kill Awlaki with a missile strike . Amnesty International controversy . In February 2010 , Amnesty International suspended one of its senior officials , Gita Sahgal , head of the organisation ' s Gender Unit , after she criticized Amnesty for its links with Begg and Cageprisoners . She called the links " a gross error of judgment " , saying it was wrong to ally with " Britain ' s most famous supporter of the Taliban " . Sahgal argued that by associating with Begg and Cageprisoners , Amnesty was risking its reputation on human rights . Salman Rushdie supported her , saying : " Amnesty . . . has done its reputation incalculable damage by allying itself with Moazzam Begg and his group Cageprisoners , and holding them up as human rights advocates . The journalist Nick Cohen wrote in " The Observer " : " Amnesty . . . thinks that liberals are free to form alliances with defenders of clerical fascists who want to do everything in their power to suppress liberals , most notably liberal - minded Muslims . " After the Osama bin Laden was killed in an American raid in May 2011 , Cageprisoners published an editorial written as news satire . Dated May 15 , 2021 , it announced " American War Criminal Barack Obama has been killed by Pakistani security forces in the UK . "