The U.S. Government decided to shut down the Wi-Fi service inside the prison at Guantanamo Bay. Moreover, access to social networks from military computers was also blocked. According to Aporrea, the reason of this lies in a threat of being attacked by Anonymous.
The group of hacktivists supports the Guantanamo prisoners who participate in an ongoing hunger strike. They protest conditions and indefinite confinement at the U.S. base. According to the institution’s spokesman, 103 out of 166 prisoners participate in hunger strike.
Earlier members of Anonymous appealed for international community to stand out against the prison, and on Saturday, 18 May, the group launched “Operation Guantanamo”.
American prison, located at the U.S. base in Cuba, was established in 2002 to imprison individuals suspected of terrorism. The institution was repeatedly criticized by human rights organizations for using tortures and imprisonment without charges.
U.S. President Barack Obama announced his intention to close the prison during his first election campaign in 2008. He said that Guantanamo is too expensive for the state (annually government spends nearly $900 thousand per prisoner) and spending that much money is meaningless.
