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Guantanamo detainee al-Adahi habeas ruling [US DC]
Al-Adahi, et al. v. Obama, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, August 21, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on habeas corpus motions filed on behalf of Guantana (More) |
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Federal judge denies habeas petition for Yemeni Guantanamo detainee: report
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia issued a confidential ruling last week denying a habeas corpus petition by Guantanamo Bay detainee Adham Mohammed Ali Awad, the Miami Herald reported Monday. Yemeni native Ali Awad wa (More) |
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Yemeni cleric convicted of aiding Hamas to be released on plea bargain
A Yemeni cleric and his assistant pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to provide financial support for Hamas and were sentenced to time served by the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York . After the plea deal, Sheikh Mohammed Ali H (More) |
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Federal judge orders release of Kuwaiti Guantanamo detainee
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday ordered the release of Kuwaiti Guantanamo Bay detainee Khaled Al-Mutairi. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly granted Al-Mutairi's petition for habeas corpus, finding insuffi (More) |
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Yemen officials urge stronger gun-control, security laws
Yemeni officials called on their parliament Monday to strengthen security and gun-control laws in an effort to end unrest and kidnappings and to improve the country's economy. Citing concerns with national unity, tourism and economic strains, D (More) |
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Coming to America? Obama's Limited Options for Holding Guantanamo Detainees
JURIST Guest Columnist Andrew J. Puglia Levy, an attorney in Washington D.C. who served in the US Department of Homeland Security from 2006-2009, most recently as deputy general counsel, says the risks of bringing some Guantanamo detainees to the Uni (More) |
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Federal judge rules Guantanamo detainee no longer 'enemy combatant'
A federal judge ordered the release of a Guantanamo Bay detainee Monday, ruling that Syrian national Abdulrahim Abdul Razak Al Ginco could not be considered a member of a terrorist organization when originally taken into custody due to the "p (More) |
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Saudi rehabilitation program a model for Guantanamo detainee repatriation
Christopher Boucek [Associate, Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace] "On Friday June 12 it was announced that three more Saudi detainees held at Guantanamo Bay had been repatriated back to the kingdom. With their arri (More) |
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Yemen denies plans to transfer Guantanamo detainees to Saudi Arabia
The government of Yemen denied Sunday that it had reached an agreement with the US to transfer nearly 100 Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainees to Saudi Arabia for rehabilitation. According to a statement from the Yemen Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Y (More) |
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Three Guantanamo detainees repatriated to Saudi Arabia
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that three Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to Saudi Arabia, their country of origin, where they will undergo judicial review and rehabilitation. Khalid Saad Mohammed, Abdalaziz Ka (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
