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Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.
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In a case of mistaken identity, Pakistani taxi driver Ahmed Rabbani was arrested in 2002, labelled a terrorist and spent 21 years in US detention, including time in a CIA secret prison. Incarcerated without trial or charge, Ahmed was subject to enhanced interrogation, or what he describes as 62 different types of torture. When he was transferred to a cell in Guantanamo Bay, Ahmed would pick up paint and pastels and find solace through art – creating vistas he could only imagine. Presenter: Mobeen Azhar Producer: Maryam Maruf Voiceover: Mohammed Hanif Get in touch: [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707 (Photo: Ahmed Rabbani holding up one of his paintings created in Guantanamo Bay. Credit: BBC)
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