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Federal judge allows habeas petitions to proceed until military commissions referral
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday granted the government's motion to hold in abeyance the habeas corpus petitions of two Guantanamo Bay detainees, but only if and when the charges against the pair are r (More) |
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Federal judge denies release to Yemeni and Tunisian Guantanamo detainees
Judge Richard Leon for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday ruled that the US government could continue to hold Guantanamo Bay detainees Hisham Sliti and Moath Hamza Ahmed al Alwi . Both men had filed habeas corpus petiti (More) |
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Military commission charges confirmed against Saudi Guantanamo detainee
The US Department of Defense (DOD) said Friday that charges have been referred to a military commission trial against Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainee Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri . Al-Nashiri is accused of terrorism, attempted murder, and providing mate (More) |
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Human rights conditions worsening in Arab region: report
Human rights conditions are worsening in 12 Arab nations, according to a report [text, PDF, in Arabic; synopsis, PDF] published Friday by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) . The publication, which is the group's first annual r (More) |
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US to transfer Hamdan to Yemen before end of sentence: reports
Former Osama Bin Laden driver Salim Ahmed Hamdan [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] will soon be transferred from US to Yemeni custody, according to US military sources quoted in media reports Monday. His transfer comes approximately one month b (More) |
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Suspected Somalia pirates captured by UK charged in Kenya
Eight Somalis were charged in a Kenyan court for piracy on Wednesday after being turned over to Kenyan officials by the British Royal Navy . The suspected pirates were captured by the HMS Cumberland while attempting to use a hijacked Yemeni fishin (More) |
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Obama advisers planning Guantanamo prison closure: report
Advisers to US President-elect Barack Obama have begun working on a plan to hold criminal trials in US courts for a large number of Guantanamo Bay detainees, according to a Monday report by the Associated Press. Under the plan, which would also e (More) |
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DC Circuit suspends status review for Yemeni held at Guantanamo
A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Tuesday suspended its review of Guantanamo Bay detainee Yasin Muhammed Basardh's status as an "enemy combatant," saying it may lack jurisdiction over the case. Basardh had petitioned the cou (More) |
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US military commission sentences Yemeni detainee to life in prison
A US military commission sentenced Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul to life in prison Monday following his Friday conviction for conspiring with al Qaeda, soliciting murder, and providing material support for terrorism. Al Bahlul, a 39-year old (More) |
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US military commission jury convicts alleged al Qaeda media director
A US military commission jury has convicted alleged al Qaeda media director Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul of conspiring with al Qaeda, soliciting murder, and providing material support for terrorism. The jury reached a verdict on Friday, but (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.
