Guantánamo Diary
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Guantánamo Diary is a memoir by Mohamedou Ould Slahi recounting his experiences of detention and alleged torture at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Guantánamo Diary canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guantánamo Diary Context triple: [The Mauritanian, basedOn, Guantánamo Diary]
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A.
The Road to Guantánamo
The Road to Guantánamo is a 2006 British docudrama film that reconstructs the real-life experiences of three British Muslims detained and abused at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay.
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B.
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib is a documentary film that examines the abuse of prisoners by U.S. soldiers at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison and the broader political and military context that enabled it.
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C.
A Prison Diary
A Prison Diary is a three-volume series of memoirs by British author and former politician Jeffrey Archer, recounting his experiences and observations during his time in prison.
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D.
Witness to War
Witness to War is a documentary-style film by Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes that explores the human impact and brutal realities of armed conflict.
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E.
Taxi to the Dark Side
Taxi to the Dark Side is an Academy Award–winning documentary film that investigates the U.S. government’s use of torture and detainee abuse during the War on Terror.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guantánamo Diary Target entity description: Guantánamo Diary is a memoir by Mohamedou Ould Slahi recounting his experiences of detention and alleged torture at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay.
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A.
The Road to Guantánamo
The Road to Guantánamo is a 2006 British docudrama film that reconstructs the real-life experiences of three British Muslims detained and abused at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay.
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B.
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib is a documentary film that examines the abuse of prisoners by U.S. soldiers at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison and the broader political and military context that enabled it.
-
C.
A Prison Diary
A Prison Diary is a three-volume series of memoirs by British author and former politician Jeffrey Archer, recounting his experiences and observations during his time in prison.
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D.
Witness to War
Witness to War is a documentary-style film by Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes that explores the human impact and brutal realities of armed conflict.
-
E.
Taxi to the Dark Side
Taxi to the Dark Side is an Academy Award–winning documentary film that investigates the U.S. government’s use of torture and detainee abuse during the War on Terror.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Mauritanian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Mohamedou Ould Slahi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | personal experiences of detention ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| describesEvent |
alleged torture by U.S. personnel
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interrogation techniques at Guantánamo Bay ⓘ rendition from Mauritania to Jordan ⓘ transfer from Bagram to Guantánamo Bay ⓘ transfer from Jordan to Bagram ⓘ |
| editor | Larry Siems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Kevin Macdonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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political memoir ⓘ prison memoir ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ Dutch ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Norwegian ⓘ Polish ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ Turkish ⓘ |
| legalContext | U.S. military detention without charge ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mohamedou Ould Slahi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
heavily redacted text in first edition
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written while author was imprisoned ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2015 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Canongate Books
NERFINISHED
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Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| setting |
Bagram Theater Internment Facility
NERFINISHED
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Guantánamo Bay Naval Base NERFINISHED ⓘ Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Guantánamo Bay detention camp
NERFINISHED
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extraordinary rendition ⓘ human rights abuses ⓘ torture ⓘ war on terror ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
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injustice ⓘ resilience ⓘ survival ⓘ |
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