![Protesters demanded the closure of the detention centre at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on its 16th anniversary on 11 December 2017 [Safvan Allahverdi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_1-12-Activists-demand-Guantanamo-Bays-closure-near-White-House20180112_2_28041652_29679860.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Activists demand Guantanamo Bay's closure near White House")
Protesters demanded the closure of the detention centre at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on its 16th anniversary on 11 December 2017 [Safvan Allahverdi/Anadolu Agency]
![Protesters demanded the closure of the detention centre at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on its 16th anniversary on 11 December 2017 [Safvan Allahverdi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_1-12-Activists-demand-Guantanamo-Bays-closure-near-White-House20180112_2_28041652_29679867.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Activists demand Guantanamo Bay's closure near White House")
Protesters demanded the closure of the detention centre at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on its 16th anniversary on 11 December 2017 [Safvan Allahverdi/Anadolu Agency]
![Protesters demanded the closure of the detention centre at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on its 16th anniversary on 11 December 2017 [Safvan Allahverdi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_1-12-Activists-demand-Guantanamo-Bays-closure-near-White-House20180112_2_28041652_29679871.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Activists demand Guantanamo Bay's closure near White House")
Protesters demanded the closure of the detention centre at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on its 16th anniversary on 11 December 2017 [Safvan Allahverdi/Anadolu Agency]
![Protesters demanded the closure of the detention centre at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on its 16th anniversary on 11 December 2017 [Safvan Allahverdi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_1-12-Activists-demand-Guantanamo-Bays-closure-near-White-House20180112_2_28041652_29679872.jpg?w=1196&h=797&ssl=1 "Activists demand Guantanamo Bay's closure near White House")
Protesters demanded the closure of the detention centre at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on its 16th anniversary on 11 December 2017 [Safvan Allahverdi/Anadolu Agency]