Release of three prisoners highlights failures of Guantánamo
Guantánamo, it seems, is about to become a buzzword once more, as it is, in many ways, the most iconic symbol of Barack Obama’s challenge to undo the Bush administration’s zeal for unfettered executive...
View ArticleThe Stories Of The Two Somalis Freed From Guantánamo
Carol Rosenberg at the Miami Herald broke the news on Saturday that 12 prisoners have been released from Guantánamo, bringing the total number of prisoners held to 198. The news followed hints in the...
View Article“Hell on Earth”: Released Somali Speaks about Guantánamo
AFP secured an interview on Monday with Mohamed Saleban Bare (known to the Pentagon as Mohammed Sulaymon Barre), the Somali refugee, released from Guantánamo at the weekend with eleven other men...
View ArticleWhy No Trials for Abu Zubaydah and Seven Other “High-Value Detainees” in...
Two weeks ago, when Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other “high-value detainees” were arraigned at Guantánamo, in preparation for their forthcoming trial by military commission, they brought to eight...
View ArticleSomali “High-Value Detainee,” Held in CIA Torture Prisons, Seeks Release from...
This week, Guleed Hassan Ahmed aka Gouled Hassan Dourad (ISN 10023), a Somali prisoner at Guantánamo — who arrived at the prison in September 2006, after being held in CIA “black sites” for two and a...
View ArticleTwo More Guantánamo Prisoners, Including Hambali, Recommended for Ongoing...
Please support my work! I’m currently trying to raise $2500 (£2000) to support my writing and campaigning on Guantánamo until the end of the year. The Periodic Review Boards at Guantánamo, which...
View ArticleGuantánamo Lawyers Urge International Criminal Court to Investigate US...
Please support my work as a reader-funded journalist! I’m currently trying to raise $2500 (£2000) to support my writing and campaigning on Guantánamo and related issues over the next three months of...
View ArticleInternational Criminal Court Authorizes Investigation into War Crimes in...
The logo of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and an image of a secret prison. Please support my work as a reader-funded journalist! I’m currently trying to raise $2500 (£2000) to support my...
View ArticleFive More Prisoners Approved for Release from Guantánamo: 18 of the 39...
The five “forever prisoners” approved for release from Guantánamo by Periodic Review Boards in November and December 2021. From L to R: Suhayl al-Sharabi, Guled Hassan Duran, Moath al-Alwi, Omar...
View ArticleSomali Prisoner at Guantánamo, Approved for Release a Year Ago, Calls on a US...
Guantánamo prisoner Guled Hassan Duran, photographed at the prison in 2019 by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Please support my work as a reader-funded journalist! I’m...
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