Was Mos Def Banned From the U.S. for Exposing GITMO Torture?

LIONS OF LIBERTY

It appears that outspoken rapper Mos Def’s very public activism – which includes making a video in which he is force fed in the same manner by which hunger striking detainees at the U.S. facility in Guantanamo Bay – is costing his fans the chance to see him perform live. Mos Def – whose real name is Yaslin Bey – is currently unable to enter the U.S. due to legal issues, and the site Supajam.com has made the connection with his video on the Guantanamo force-feeding, which any reasonable person would recognize as torture if they would watch. They point out this message from the Together Music Festival’s website: 

We regret to inform you that due to immigration / legal issues Yasiin Bey is unable to enter back into the United States and his upcoming U.S. tour has been canceled, including May 15th, Together Boston’s show at The Wilbur Theatre.

It’s not a slam dunk case, but it’s certainly worth noting, as typically tyrannical governments do not like when one of their court jesters points out its crimes. And the torture via force-feeding at Guantanamo Bay – performed upon men who have been neither convicted nor even accused of a crime – is itself a crime by any reasonable measure.

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