{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"'The Mauritanian' explores torture, abuse of former prisoner at Guantanamo Bay","publication_date":"March 30, 2021","summary":"The military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, took its first 20 detainees in 2002. Despite various calls to shutter it, it still stands almost twenty years later. A new movie now tells the story of Mohamedou Slahi, who spent 14 years within its walls, suffering abuse, even though he was never charged. Amna Nawaz takes a look at \"The Mauritanian\" for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.","author_name":"By Amna Nawaz, Ali Rogin","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2021\/03\/c5940becc872ccd1d1d0ac1bb5b1cbbf-mauritanian-1024x564.jpg","thumbnail_height":564,"thumbnail_width":1024}