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CIA says destroyed interrogation videos not relevant to Guantanamo Bay detainee case
Two videotapes showing CIA officers interrogating al Qaeda suspects are likely not related to a federal case filed by a Guantanamo Bay detainee and thus not covered by a court order entered in that case directing the CIA to preserve evidence relatin (More) |
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Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainee plans boycott of military commission trial
A Saudi Arabian Guantanamo Bay detainee said during a pre-trial hearing Wednesday that he plans to boycott his upcoming military commission trial and does not wish to attend or have legal representation. Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al-Darbi described (More) |
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Giving up the Ghost: Detainees, Doctors and Torture
JURIST Special Guest Columnist and British human and medical rights activist Dr. David Nicholl, a neurologist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK, says that Amnesty International's new report into the rendition and torture of one-time &qu (More) |
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Former CIA 'ghost detainee' describes interrogation abuses in Amnesty report
A former CIA "ghost detainee" detailed torture and abuse by agency interrogators at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison and a secret CIA facility in Afghanistan in an Amnesty International (AI) report released Friday. Khaled Abdu Ahmed Sale (More) |
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Military commission charges confirmed against Saudi detainee al-Darbi
The US Department of Defense has said that two charges have been referred against Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al-Darbi for his alleged connections to al Qaeda. Al-Darbi is the brother-in-law of Khalid al Mihdhar, one of (More) |
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Military commission charges confirmed against Guantanamo detainee al Bahlul
The US Department of Defense said Tuesday that three charges have been referred [press release; charges sheet, PDF] against Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul for his alleged ties to al Qaeda. Al Bahlul is accused of s (More) |
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Muslim cleric asks UK court to block extradition to US
Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday appealed the UK Home Office's approval of his extradition to the US on charges of supporting terrorism, arguing that UK courts should review the evidence against A (More) |
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Federal judge extends deadline for government report on CIA tape destruction
US District Judge Richard W. Roberts Thursday extended the deadline for the government to comply with an order [PDF text, JURIST report] issued last month requiring it to submit a report to the court by February 14 detailing why the CIA destroyed v (More) |
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UK Home Office approves extradition of Muslim cleric to US on terror charges
The UK Home Office Thursday approved the extradition of Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to the United States on charges of supporting terrorism. Abu Hamza, currently serving a seven-year sentence in the UK for u (More) |
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Hamdan lawyers urge judge to drop military commission charges
Lawyers for Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan [Trial Watch profile; DOD materials] argued at a preliminary hearing Thursday that the charges against Hamdan should be dropped because his alleged crimes were not considered violations (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.
