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Forced Nudity, Sleep Deprivation: How CIA Tortured Prisoners At Black Sites
A former Guantanamo detainee's self-portraits depicting the alleged torture he faced at the hands of the CIA have surfaced from sealed court records.
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Man Accused Of Aiding 9/11 Attack "Too Mentally Damaged" For Trial: US Judge
A judge at the US military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay on Thursday ruled that a Yemeni detainee who was tortured by the CIA is unfit to stand trial in a death-penalty case.
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Taliban Appoints Ex Guantanamo Detainee As Defence Minister: Report
Over 10 days after the Taliban captured Kabul following the collapse of the US-backed government, they are now switching focus to how to run a country in crisis.
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For Guantanamo Prisoners, Questions Loom As Donald Trump's Era Begins
As journalists passed along a darkened corridor at the Guantanamo Bay lockup, a detainee displayed a hand-painted sign through the one-way glass of his cellblock: A white question mark against a blue background, the dot in the shape of a padlock.
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Wheels Of Justice Barely Turn At US's Guantanamo Prison
War crimes trials at Guantanamo Bay for suspects accused of attacks against the United States have ground to a near halt a decade after the military courts' creation, with lawyers warning that some detainees could spend many more years waiting to be tried.
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Pentagon Announces Single Largest Transfer Of Guantanamo Inmates
U.S. officials said on Monday 15 inmates from the Guantanamo prison were transferred to the United Arab Emirates, the single largest transfer of Guantanamo detainees during President Barack Obama's administration.
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A Look At Guantanamo Bay's Dwindling Population
Here is a breakdown of the 76 detainees still held at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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US Labels 2 Russian ISIS Operatives 'Global Terrorists'
The US State Department designated two Russians allied to ISIS as "global terrorists" Wednesday, including a former Guantanamo detainee and a Chechen militant tied to deadly attacks in Moscow.
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Barack Obama Makes Final Attempt To Persuade Congress To Close Guantanamo
President Barack Obama launched a final push on Tuesday to persuade Congress to close the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but lawmakers, opposed to rehousing detainees in the United States, declared his plan a non-starter.
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Barack Obama Plans To Close Guantanamo Proposes 13 Potential US Transfer Sites
A Pentagon plan to close the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, would transfer detainees to any of 13 potential sites on US soil but does not identify the facilities or endorse a specific one, administration officials said today.
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4 Arrested In Spain, Morocco For ISIS Armed Group Ties
Spanish and Moroccan police today arrested four suspected members of a jihadi cell that sought to recruit fighters for ISIS, including one described as a former Guantanamo detainee who once fought with militants in Afghanistan.
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US Transfers 5 Guantanamo Detainees to UAE: Pentagon
The United States announced Sunday the transfer of five detainees from Guantanamo Bay to the United Arab Emirates, part of a long-delayed plan to close the controversial military prison.
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US Congress Extends Ban on Guantanamo Prison Closure
The US Congress extended a ban Tuesday on the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay to the United States, in a bid to block any attempt by President Barack Obama to close the military prison.
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US Can Still Close Guantanamo Before Barack Obama Leaves: White House
The Obama administration still has time to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison before the president leaves office, the White House said on Friday, adding that it is continuing to work on transferring detainees from the center.
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US Lawmakers Await Barack Obama Plan to Shutter Guantanamo
US lawmakers, frustrated at President Barack Obama's failure to submit a plan to shutter Guantanamo, announced on Tuesday they will bar for another year any detainee transfers from the controversial prison to American soil.
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Forced Nudity, Sleep Deprivation: How CIA Tortured Prisoners At Black Sites
A former Guantanamo detainee's self-portraits depicting the alleged torture he faced at the hands of the CIA have surfaced from sealed court records.
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Man Accused Of Aiding 9/11 Attack "Too Mentally Damaged" For Trial: US Judge
A judge at the US military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay on Thursday ruled that a Yemeni detainee who was tortured by the CIA is unfit to stand trial in a death-penalty case.
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Taliban Appoints Ex Guantanamo Detainee As Defence Minister: Report
Over 10 days after the Taliban captured Kabul following the collapse of the US-backed government, they are now switching focus to how to run a country in crisis.
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For Guantanamo Prisoners, Questions Loom As Donald Trump's Era Begins
As journalists passed along a darkened corridor at the Guantanamo Bay lockup, a detainee displayed a hand-painted sign through the one-way glass of his cellblock: A white question mark against a blue background, the dot in the shape of a padlock.
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Wheels Of Justice Barely Turn At US's Guantanamo Prison
War crimes trials at Guantanamo Bay for suspects accused of attacks against the United States have ground to a near halt a decade after the military courts' creation, with lawyers warning that some detainees could spend many more years waiting to be tried.
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Pentagon Announces Single Largest Transfer Of Guantanamo Inmates
U.S. officials said on Monday 15 inmates from the Guantanamo prison were transferred to the United Arab Emirates, the single largest transfer of Guantanamo detainees during President Barack Obama's administration.
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A Look At Guantanamo Bay's Dwindling Population
Here is a breakdown of the 76 detainees still held at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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US Labels 2 Russian ISIS Operatives 'Global Terrorists'
The US State Department designated two Russians allied to ISIS as "global terrorists" Wednesday, including a former Guantanamo detainee and a Chechen militant tied to deadly attacks in Moscow.
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Barack Obama Makes Final Attempt To Persuade Congress To Close Guantanamo
President Barack Obama launched a final push on Tuesday to persuade Congress to close the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but lawmakers, opposed to rehousing detainees in the United States, declared his plan a non-starter.
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Barack Obama Plans To Close Guantanamo Proposes 13 Potential US Transfer Sites
A Pentagon plan to close the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, would transfer detainees to any of 13 potential sites on US soil but does not identify the facilities or endorse a specific one, administration officials said today.
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4 Arrested In Spain, Morocco For ISIS Armed Group Ties
Spanish and Moroccan police today arrested four suspected members of a jihadi cell that sought to recruit fighters for ISIS, including one described as a former Guantanamo detainee who once fought with militants in Afghanistan.
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US Transfers 5 Guantanamo Detainees to UAE: Pentagon
The United States announced Sunday the transfer of five detainees from Guantanamo Bay to the United Arab Emirates, part of a long-delayed plan to close the controversial military prison.
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US Congress Extends Ban on Guantanamo Prison Closure
The US Congress extended a ban Tuesday on the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay to the United States, in a bid to block any attempt by President Barack Obama to close the military prison.
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US Can Still Close Guantanamo Before Barack Obama Leaves: White House
The Obama administration still has time to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison before the president leaves office, the White House said on Friday, adding that it is continuing to work on transferring detainees from the center.
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US Lawmakers Await Barack Obama Plan to Shutter Guantanamo
US lawmakers, frustrated at President Barack Obama's failure to submit a plan to shutter Guantanamo, announced on Tuesday they will bar for another year any detainee transfers from the controversial prison to American soil.
