Guantanamo Region

U.S. Court Orders Release of Five Guantánamo Bay Detainees

A federal judge determines that the United States lacks adequate legal evidence to hold five Algerians as detainees in the detention facility at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and orders their immediate release....

Report details shattered lives of released Guantánamo detainees

Detainees released from U.S. detention in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and Afghanistan live shattered lives as a result of U.S. policies in the war on terror, according to a new report by human rights experts at UC Berkeley.

Wrenching Choices on Guantanamo

"Solving the Guantanamo problem means making important decisions about detention policy in combating terrorism more generally: When, if ever, should the United States engage in preventive detention of terrorism suspects? If and...

Open letter to Obama

The next US president is uniquely placed to bring change, hope and peace to a troubled world, and to do so must begin in the Middle East, writes Aijaz Zaka Syed* Dear Mr Obama, Salaam. At a time when the whole world is excited...

Behind the Gates of Gitmo: Guard life

GUANATANAMO BAY, CUBA (WTOC) - Their day starts with a sound that awakens every sense and establishes one of extreme urgency. But after the gates clang shut behind them, guards at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center say they...

Judge orders 5 released from Guantanamo

A federal judge ruled for the first time that the Bush administration had no basis for holding several of its long-term prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and he ordered that five of the Algerian natives go free.

Guantanamo Detainees To Be Freed

Five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay must be released, a federal judge has ruled in a setback for the Bush administration. The men have been held at Camp Delta for seven years US District Judge Richard Leon made the decision...

U.S. government disagrees with Gitmo decision

The U.S. White House said on Thursday that it disagreed with the decision made by a federal court to release five Algerian detainees in the Guantanamo prison. "We disagree with the court's decision that we did not carry our...

Indonesia wants access to jailed terror suspect

Indonesia will seek access to an alleged Southeast Asian terror chief after the United States closes its prison at Guantanamo Bay, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. Hambali, also known as Riduan Isamuddin, has been accused of...

The list of the Governments that have persecuted journalists

The Washington Post Editorial Page today hails the courage of six journalists who have faced down persecution and grave danger in their line of work and who, consequently, are this week receiving the International Press Freedom...

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