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Two Guantanamo detainees released, third refuses transfer
Two of three Guantanamo Bay detainees scheduled for release boarded a plane for transfer on Wednesday while the third detainee turned down the opportunity. Though the two released detainees were natives of Egypt and Yemen, they were resettled in Bos (More) |
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Oman accepts 10 Yemeni prisoners released from Guantanamo Bay
The Foreign Ministry of Oman on Thursday reported that 10 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay arrived temporarily to Oman. The US Department of Defense later confirmed the move . On Monday human rights experts from the UN and the Organization for (More) |
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UN rights experges urge US to close Guantanamo
Human rights experts from the UN and the Organization for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) joined in sending an open letter Monday urging the US government to shut down the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay on its fourteenth anniversary. The (More) |
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Saudi Guantanamo detainee repatriated
Saudi Guantanamo detainee Muhammed Abd Al Rahman Awn Al-Shamrani has been repatriated to his home country, the US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Monday. The Periodic Review Board (PRD) determined in September that "continued law of war dete (More) |
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White House official: Obama plans to close Guantanamo before leaving office
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough told Fox News Sunday that President Barack Obama intends to fulfill his promise to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility before leaving office. The statement was made in an interview previewing the (More) |
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Last Kuwaiti Guantanamo detainee repatriated
The last Kuwaiti held at Guantanamo, Faiz Mohammed Ahmed al-Kandari, has been repatriated to his home country, the US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Friday. The Periodic Review Board (PRB) determined in September that "continued law of war d (More) |
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2 Guantanamo detainees transferred to Ghana
Two Yemeni men captured in Afghanistan and detained at Guantanamo Bay for 14 years have been released to Ghana, officials said Wednesday. These two are among the 17 detainees scheduled for release this month . The men were suspected of training with (More) |
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17 Guantanamo detainees scheduled for release: report
The first of 17 detainees are scheduled to be released from the Guantanamo Bay prison next week, said a senior US official on Monday. There will be 90 detainees remaining, 59 of whom are ineligible to be transferred to another country. The official (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) |
Treaty relinquishing Panama Canal signed
On September 7, 1977, US President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian Chief of Government Omar Torrijos signed the Panama Canal Treaty relinquishing American control over the canal effective in the year 2000.
