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DOD transfers Guantanamo detainee to Saudi Arabia
The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Tuesday that it had transferred Guantanamo detainee Abdul Shalabi. Shalabi, who likely was a bodyguard for Osama Bin Laden , was transferred to the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after a Per (More) |
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Lawyers for US soldier held captive in Afghanistan request release of documents
Lawyers for Bowe Bergdahl filed a petition with the US Army Court of Criminal Appeals asking for the public release of unclassified documents that were admitted into evidence in a public preliminary hearing last week. In 2009 Bowe Bergdahl, then a (More) |
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Canada judge relaxes bail conditions for former Guantanamo inmate
Justice June Ross of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta on Friday ruled that former Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr could visit his family in Toronto for two weeks and do so without an electronic monitoring bracelet. Born in Toronto, Khadr was (More) |
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Guantanamo prisoner released to Morocco
Moroccan born Younis Abdurrahman Chekkouri, who spent 13 years in the Guantanamo Bay prison, was released Thursday as part of the Obama Administration's effort to wind down and eventually close the detention center. The US never formally charged C (More) |
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Guantanamo force-feeding videos released to federal court
The US government, on order from federal judge Gladys Kessler , has released eight redacted videos showing forced feedings at Guantanamo Bay prison. The videos, released to the US District Court for the District of Columbia as part of former prison (More) |
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WH spokesperson: Obama still considering options to close Guantanamo
White House spokesperson Josh Earnest on Monday said President Barack Obama is considering a "wide array" of options for closing the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. While Earnest said that Congressional consent would be the best means t (More) |
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US Department of Justice files sealed opposition in Guantanamo Habeas case
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday submitted a sealed document [The Guardian report] in opposition to the habeas corpus petition of Tariq Ba Odah, despite a 2009 government security review that cleared Ba Odah for transfer. In a public di (More) |
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UK releases Rwanda intelligence chief
A UK court on Monday dismissed a Spanish extradition request for Rwanda National Intelligence and Security Services head Karenzi Karake. Karake had been detained since his June arrest at a London airport, and the court ordered his release. A Europe (More) |
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Federal judge rejects challenge from Guantanamo Bay detainee
A federal judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday rejected a legal challenge from a Guantanamo Bay detainee who claimed that his detention at the naval base was illegal. Muktar Yahya Najee al-Warafi from Yemen wa (More) |
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Obama administration: will close Guantanamo Bay by end of term
The Obama Administration confirmed Wednesday in a press briefing that they are drafting a plan to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay before President Barack Obama's time in office runs out. President Obama has been promising since his in (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.
