Teen Once Detained At Guantanamo May Not Sue For Torture, Appeals Court Rules
A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Mohammed Jawad’s lawsuit seeking damages for torture.
Guantanamo Prisoner Who Wrote Best-Selling Diary Is Cleared For Release
Guantanamo Bay prisoner Mohamedou Ould Slahi, author of “Guantanamo Diary,” has been cleared for release by the U.S. military’s periodic review board.
Tortured Guantanamo Prisoner With Severe Mental Illness Asks Review Board To Approve Release
Guantanamo Bay prisoner Mohammed al Qahtani’s attorneys highlighted new evidence of his “severe psychiatric disabilities” to push for his release.
Ten Years Ago, I Saw The Real Guantanamo And It Changed My Life
On June 9, 2006, three men died on my watch. I knew the three detainees did not die in their cells. I knew they were murdered.
Why Won’t US Military Free Guantanamo’s Oldest Prisoner?
The US military’s Periodic Review Board decided Saifullah Paracha, Guantánamo Bay’s oldest prisoner, should remain indefinitely detained.
US Puts Militants At Risk Of Torture By Transferring To Iraq
Transferring captives to the Iraqi government instead of Guantánamo does not satisfy human rights concerns. It may be even worse.
Obama Administration Fights To Suppress Force-Feeding Videos From Guantanamo
In the “Secret” filing, the DOJ argued the court’s order will mark a “sea change in the protections given to properly classified information.”
Guantánamo Prisoner Who Was Force-Fed Rejects Resettlement To Unidentified Country
Muhammad Bawazir, a Yemeni detained at Guantánamo Bay who was force-fed during hunger strikes, refused to be transferred to a country in the Balkans.
Kuwaiti Prisoner Released From Guantánamo Faces Lifetime Of Surveillance
Fayez al Kandari, a thirty-eight year-old Kuwaiti held in captivity at the Guantánamo military prison for nearly fourteen years, was released to Kuwait. He was the last Kuwaiti in detention, and the U.S. military’s Periodic Review Board cleared him for release in September of last year. As part of Kandari’s release,
Shaker Aamer, Known For Resistance At Guantanamo, Rejoins Family (UPDATE)
After more than thirteen years of torture, abuse, and unjust detention at the Guantanamo Bay military prison, Shaker Aamer has finally been released.