The last remaining British Guantanamo detainee is on a hunger strike, the Daily Mail reported Saturday. Shaker Aamer told the Daily Mail via his lawyer that he is still subject to physical abuse despite reports that he will...
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Morocco violating State Department assurances for former Guantanamo prisoner: lawyer
A lawyer for former Guantanamo detainee Younous Chekkouri said Thursday that the Moroccan government is not upholding the diplomatic assurances it provided to the US State Department regarding the release of his client, namely that...
Algeria man released from Guantanamo Bay seeks reparations from Inter-American court
Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Djamel Ameziane filed a petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) seeking reparations from the US government for human rights violations he alleges that he endured while in custody....
The Obama administration on Friday notified Congress of its plan to release Guantanamo Bay inmate Shaker Aamer to the United Kingdom next month. Aamer, who was captured in Afghanistan in 2001, is the final British resident held...
The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Tuesday that it had transferred Guantanamo detainee Abdul Shalabi. Shalabi, who likely was a bodyguard for Osama Bin Laden , was transferred to the government...
Moroccan born Younis Abdurrahman Chekkouri, who spent 13 years in the Guantanamo Bay prison, was released Thursday as part of the Obama Administration's effort to wind down and eventually close the detention center. The US...
WH spokesperson: Obama still considering options to close Guantanamo
White House spokesperson Josh Earnest on Monday said President Barack Obama is considering a "wide array" of options for closing the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. While Earnest said that Congressional consent would be the...
US Department of Justice files sealed opposition in Guantanamo Habeas case
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday submitted a sealed document in opposition to the habeas corpus petition of Tariq Ba Odah, despite a 2009 government security review that cleared Ba Odah for...
Obama administration: will close Guantanamo Bay by end of term
The Obama Administration confirmed Wednesday in a press briefing that they are drafting a plan to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay before President Barack Obama's time in office runs out. President Obama...
State Department appoints new envoy to help close Guantanamo
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday appointed Lee Wolowsky the new envoy to lead the Obama administration's efforts to close the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay . Wolowsky is...