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Ex-Guantanamo detainee at center of Supreme Court case alleges torture
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee at the center of a landmark Supreme Court case Lakhdar Boumediene [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] said in an interview with ABC News released Monday that he was tortured by American personnel at the detention faci (More) |
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Yemeni Guantanamo detainee dies in apparent suicide
A Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee has been pronounced dead by military officials who believe that he committed suicide, according to Wednesday reports. Muhammad Ahmad Abdallah Salih, also known as al Hanashi, was accused of fighting with the Taliba (More) |
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Five percent of Guantanamo detainees have returned to terrorism: Pentagon
The Pentagon said Tuesday that it has evidence that confirms that 27 released Guantanamo Bay detainees have engaged in combat or terrorism against the US. The evidence, implicating five percent of ex-detainees, includes "fingerprints, DNA, and (More) |
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Military judge grants government motion to delay Guantanamo case
A US military judge on Tuesday granted a government motion to postpone hearings for Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al-Darbi . Chief judge for military commissions Colonel James Pohl granted the government's motion for (More) |
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Federal judge adopts new standard in ordering release of Guantanamo detainee
Judge Gladys Kessler of the US District Court for the District of Columbia has released an opinion to accompany last week's order [text, PDF; JURIST report] granting the habeas corpus petition of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Alla Ali Bin Al (More) |
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US judge rejects delay of first military commission hearing since suspension order
Military judge Colonel James Pohl has rejected a motion to delay a military commission hearing for Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al-Darbi , according to a Sunday report by the Miami Herald. The hearing, scheduled for May (More) |
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US defense secretary considering sending Yemeni Guantanamo detainees to Saudi Arabia
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Wednesday that the US is considering sending Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainees to Saudi Arabia for rehabilitation as part of the efforts to close the prison facility. Gates told reporters in Saudi Arabia th (More) |
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Federal judge orders release of Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
Judge Gladys Kessler of the US District Court for the District of Columbia ordered Monday the release of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed. Ahmed has been held in Guantanamo for seven years after he was picked up in a al Qaeda (More) |
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Senate minority leader criticizes closure of Guantanamo without plan for detainees
US Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Tuesday that the Obama administration doesn't have a plan to deal with detainees at Guantanamo Bay once the facility closes. McConnell, speaking before the Senate, called the facilities at (More) |
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Obama administration to appeal Bagram detainees habeas ruling
The administration of US President Barack Obama will appeal a ruling made last week by Judge John Bates of the US District Court for the District of Columbia that allowed detainees being held by the US in Afghanistan to proceed with habeas corpus (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.
