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Guantanamo detainee continues tribunal boycott, protests 'enemy' defense lawyer
Ali Hamza Ahmad Sulayman al Bahlul , a Guantanamo detainee from Yemen charged with conspiring to commit murder, to attack civilians and civilian objects, and terrorism, boycotted his military commission hearing again Thursday, this time on the gro (More) |
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Caricatures, Context and Contact: Islam and Modern Europe
JURIST Special Guest Columnist H.A. Hellyer of the Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, University of Warwick, UK, says that the worldwide controversy over the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad is symptomatic of a new type of tri (More) |
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Guantanamo tribunal to review whether evidence obtained by torture
For the first time since the Guantanamo Bay war crimes tribunals convened in August 2004, a presiding military judge has said that he will examine potential evidence to determine if it was obtained through torture before ruling on admissibility. Pre (More) |
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Gitmo military commission hearings resume for alleged bin Laden bodyguard
Military commission [JURIST news archive; DOD materials] hearings for two Guantanamo Bay detainees scheduled to begin Wednesday have been delayed, but a third detainee will face a pre-trial hearing as scheduled. Ali Hamza al Bahlul [charge sheet, (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ Muslim cleric Abu Hamza found guilty in UK terror trial
CNN is reporting that British-based Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been found guilty in the UK of inciting murder. Hamza faced several charges [BBC summary; BBC trial timeline] for urging his followers to kill Jews and other non-Muslims and (More) |
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Yemen indictee boycotting reconvened Guantanamo tribunal
A Yemeni man alleged to have been an al Qaeda propagandist and security officer for Osama bin Laden told a US military commission at Guantanamo Bay Wednesday that he was boycotting the just-reconvened proceedings . At a pre-trial hearing, Ali Hamz (More) |
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Gitmo tribunal proceedings resume amid fresh torture claims
The terror suspect detention facility at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay marked its fourth anniversary Wednesday, the same day military tribunals for suspected terrorists resumed after a year-long hiatus. Separate proceedings were scheduled f (More) |
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UK terror trial begins for Muslim cleric Abu Hamza
The trial of radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri , charged under the UK Terrorism Act 2000 for inciting racial hatred, began in London on Monday. Hamza was arrested last May on a US extradition warrant, and was later charged in the UK on 16 co (More) |
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Guantanamo military commission hearings to resume
US military commission proceedings against two of a handful of charged prisoners at Guantanamo Bay , originally scheduled to restart Tuesday, have been pushed back to Wednesday in recognition of the the Feast of the Sacrifice, a Muslim holy day. Ca (More) |
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Military trials set for Canadian, Yemeni Guantanamo detainees
The Pentagon announced Tuesday that military commission trials for two foreign Guantanamo prisoners will begin with plea hearings on January 10 at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility without waiting for the US Supreme Court to decide the legality (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.
