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 (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guantánamo Diary canonical | 3 |
| Guantánamo Diary, 2015 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13354536 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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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.
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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.
-
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
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Mauritanian ⓘ |
| author | Mohamedou Ould Slahi ⓘ |
| basedOn | personal experiences of detention ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| 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 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Kevin Macdonald ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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political memoir ⓘ prison memoir ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ Dutch ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Norwegian ⓘ Polish ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ Turkish ⓘ |
| legalContext | U.S. military detention without charge ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mohamedou Ould Slahi ⓘ |
| 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
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Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| setting |
Bagram Theater Internment Facility
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Guantánamo Bay Naval Base ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
Jordan ⓘ |
| subject |
Guantánamo Bay detention camp
ⓘ
linked to:
Guantánamo
extraordinary rendition ⓘ human rights abuses ⓘ torture ⓘ war on terror ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
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injustice ⓘ resilience ⓘ survival ⓘ |
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linked to: Guantánamo Diary