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Painting, prison and two decades in Guantanamo

Arrested in a case of mistaken identity and labelled a terrorist, Pakistani taxi driver Ahmed Rabbani spent years in US detention without trial or charge. Art became his refuge.

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 鈥� creating vistas he could only imagine.

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Maryam Maruf
Voiceover: Mohammed Hanif

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(Photo: Ahmed Rabbani holding up one of his paintings created in Guantanamo Bay. Credit: 大象传媒)

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