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UN official calls for transfer of Khadr to Canada
The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Radhika Coomaraswamy on Friday renewed her call to transfer Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee and convict Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] to his home (More) |
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Australia abandons appropriation of book profits of former Guantanamo detainee
The Australian government has discontinued proceedings against former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks over the profits from his memoir. Australia's Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) [official website; press release] decided t (More) |
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Federal judge upholds secrecy of documents released by Wikileaks
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Monday that the government is not required to release documents that are designated as secret, even though they have allegedly been made available to the public already. The case (More) |
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Lawyers for alleged USS Cole bomber ask for tribunal to be televised
Defense lawyers for the alleged mastermind of the USS Cole bombing Abd al-Rahim Nashiri [NYT profile; JURIST news archive] requested on Thursday that Nashiri's trial at Guantanamo be televised. Richard Kammen, an attorney for Nashiri, declared that (More) |
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Kuwait lawyer sues government officials for release of Guantanamo detainees
A Kuwaiti lawyer announced Tuesday that he has filed a lawsuit against Kuwait's prime minister and other government officials in order to pressure authorities to facilitate the release of two Kuwaiti detainees at Guantanamo Bay . Lawyer Adel Abdulh (More) |
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Federal court hears further evidence on denied petitions of Bagram detainees
The US District Court for the District of Columbia heard arguments Monday on whether US courts could hear foreign nationals' challenges to their detention by the US military at Bagram Air Force Base (Bagram) [official website; JURIST news archive] (More) |
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Guantanamo hearing for accused 9/11 conspirators delayed for Ramadan
The next hearing for alleged 9/11 conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and four codefendants was postponed on Monday to avoid a conflict with the last 10 days of Ramadan. The chief judge of the Guantanamo Bay war cr (More) |
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Bin Laden associate released from Guantanamo prison
A confirmed al Qaeda member and Osama bin Laden associate was released from Guantanamo Bay and returned to his native Sudan on Wednesday after more than a decade of detention. Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi [DOD materials; JURIST news archive], 50 (More) |
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US to retain control of detainees at Afghanistan prison
It was reported Monday that the US will retain control of non-Afghan detainees [The Times report] at Parwan Detention Center at Bagram Air Base [official website; JURIST news archive] in Afghanistan, despite plans to transfer control of the facility (More) |
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Report: US to transfer Guantanamo detainees to Afghanistan
The US government is considering transferring suspected Taliban militants from Guantanamo Bay to prisons in Afghanistan, officials told AP on Saturday. The potential transfer is part of an ongoing effort by the US government to improve relations w (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
