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Poland passes controversial law to weaken top court
Poland's ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) passed new legislation Tuesday that opponents decry as damaging to the checks and balances within the government. The law creates new hurdles for Poland's Constitutional Court , which functions to determi (More) |
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Bergdahl court-martialed on charges of desertion and endangering troops
The head of army forces command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, General Robert Abrams on Monday ordered that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl face court martial for deserting an endangering troops by leaving his outpost in 2009. Bergdahl faces a possible life sent (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee victim of mistaken identity: US government
According to an official US government document , a man who fought for the Taliban in Afghanistan and has been held without charge at Guantanamo Bay for 13 years was a victim of mistaken identity. Mustafa Abd-al Qawi Abd-al-Aziz al-Shamiri was held a (More) |
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Obama says he can close Guantanamo while keeping US safe
US President Barack Obama stated Thursday that he intends to continue his efforts to close Guantanamo Bay prison, despite likely push back from Congress after the Paris attacks . Obama made remarks to reporters during the Asia-Pacific Summit in Ma (More) |
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Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainees transferred to UAE
Five Yemeni detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the Department of Defense (DOD) announced Sunday. The Guantanamo Review Task Force (GRTF) unanimously approved for transfer four of (More) |
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US Senate approves defense spending bill prohibiting transfer of Guantanamo detainees to US
The US Senate on Tuesday approved the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (NDAA ), which is expected to be signed by President Barack Obama despite further delaying the closure of the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Section 1031 o (More) |
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UK Supreme Court hears Libya rendition claim
The UK Supreme Court on Monday began hearings in the case of Abdel Hakim Belhaj, who claims the British government assisted in his 2004 rendition by US forces. Belhaj and his wife were arrested in Bangkok in 2004 and returned to Muammar Gaddafi's Li (More) |
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Last UK detainee released from Guantanamo
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Friday announced that the last remaining British inmate, Shaker Aamer, has been released and returned to the UK after extensive review by the Guantanamo Review Task Force. Though he is a citizen of the UK thr (More) |
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US military judge denies 9/11 defendant's request to fire lawyer
The US government's case against five Guantanamo Bay detainees will continue to move forward after a US military judge on Thursday determined that one of the defendants may not fire his defense lawyer . US military judge James Pohl ruled that Walid (More) |
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Guantanamo prisoner released to Mauritania
Guantanamo Bay prisoner Ahmed Ould Abdel Aziz was released from detention and sent back to his home country of Mauritania, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced on Thursday. The Guantanamo Review Task Force, created in response to a 2009 presi (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
