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The Latest Breaking News from Guantanamo Bay

First ‘high-value detainee’ released from Guantanamo Bay detention

Majid Khan was convicted of transferring money to Al Qaeda and plotting a suicide bomb attack

The Independent UK

U.S. transfers Pakistani Guantanamo Bay detainee Khan to Belize

Majid Khan, a Pakistani man who has described in graphic detail his torture by the Central Intelligence Agency in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has been transferred from the Guantanamo Bay U.S. detention facility in Cuba to Belize, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

Reuters

Howard's early call on jailing David Hicks

John Howard's government made an early call on the jailing of David Hicks after the Australian citizen was transferred to Guantanamo Bay by US authorities.

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Guantanamo Bay's oldest prisoner freed after being held for 18 years without charge

Saifullah Paracha was captured in an FBI sting two years after the 9/11 attacks and has been locked up ever since despite never being charged of a crime

Daily Mirror

US releases Guantanamo Bay’s oldest prisoner after holding him two decades without charge

The Pakistani national was never charged with any crimes but had been considered too dangerous to be released

The Independent UK

Pakistani returns home after 18 years of U.S. detention in Guantanamo prison camp

A Pakistani national held by the United States for 18 years in the Guantanamo Bay prison camp without trial on suspicion of links to al Qaeda returned home to Pakistan on Saturday, Pakistan and the United States said.

Reuters

Pakistan: Oldest prisoner freed from Guantanamo, back home

Pakistan's foreign ministry says that a 74-year-old from Pakistan who was the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center has been released and returned to his home country

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Taliban freed from Guantanamo, claims exchanged for American

A senior Taliban detainee held at Guantanamo Bay says he was released and handed over to the Taliban in Kabul, in exchange for an American prisoner held in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Washington Steps Up Efforts to Close Guantanamo

US President Joe Biden’s administration is revamping its efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay prison by appointing a senior diplomat to oversee detainee transfers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The new special representative, Tina Kaidanow, a State Department official, has been chosen to review the case files of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Disgusting’ plea deal could be in works for 9/11 mastermind in Guantanamo Bay

A possible plea deal with five remaining al-Qaida terrorists locked up in Guantanamo Bay has some in the 9/11 community reeling just as the anniversary of the terror attack marked its 21st year.

Boston Herald

Ties Between Al-Qaeda and the Taliban... Will ISIS benefit from the Rupture?

After having killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri with a drone that hit the home he had been hiding in Kabul, the United States has, to a large extent, finished avenging the 9/11 attacks. The perpetrators were killed in bloody attacks, and Osama bin Laden was then killed by Navy…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Boris Johnson's backstabbers refuse to face the awful truth that's looming this winter'

The prospect of watching the leadership debate again in this infernal heat is the sort of the thing they used to do to people at Guantanamo Bay, says Keir Mudie

Daily Mirror

Afghan released from Guantanamo prison arrives home to hero's welcome

Kabul (AFP) - An Afghan freed after 15 years of detention in the United States' notorious Guantanamo Bay prison arrived home Saturday to a hero's welcome.

AFP

Afghan national freed from Guantanamo Bay after 15 years

The U.S. Defense Department says an Afghan prisoner held in U.S. custody for nearly 15 years has been released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center

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U.S. transfers Afghan Guantanamo Bay detainee after court ruling

The Pentagon on Friday said it had transferred an Afghan detainee who was held at Guantanamo Bay for 15 years, a move that comes after a court ruled the United States had no legal justification to hold him.

AFP

Afghan held in Guantanamo prison freed

Kabul (AFP) - One of the last Afghan detainees held inside the Guantanamo Bay US detention centre in Cuba has been freed after 15 years following negotiations with Washington, authorities said on Friday.

AFP

Afghan held in Guantanamo prison freed, say Taliban

Kabul (AFP) - One of the last Afghan detainees held inside the Guantanamo Bay US detention centre in Cuba has been freed after 15 years following negotiations with Washington, his family and Taliban authorities said Friday.

The Independent UK

Iraqi held by US at Guantanamo pleads guilty to war crimes

An Iraqi man who has been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center for more than 15 years has pleaded guilty to war crimes charges for his role in al-Qaida attacks against U.S. and allied forces along with civilians in Afghanistan

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The Independent UK

US accused of stalling on deal to free Guantanamo prisoner

A former Maryland man held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center has languished in custody months after his scheduled release date despite his cooperation with authorities as part of a plea deal, according to a federal suit seeking his immediate release

Evening Standard

Ayesha Hazarika: I want to weep for an America that is no longer our moral beacon

When I was younger, I was obsessed with America. Like so many, I grew up on a television diet rich with American treats from Roseanne and The Cosby Show to The West Wing. Roseanne became a racist, “America’s Dad” was accused by dozens of women of sexual assault and Donald…

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Pentagon Repatriates Algerian Detainee from Guantanamo

After over 20 years, the US Department of Defense announced the repatriation of Algerian detainee Sufiyan Barhoumi from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to his home country. The release of Barhoumi, who was accused of training al-Qaeda terrorists, seeks to close the Guantanamo Bay facility. The Pentagon said in…

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Algerian man held 20 years at Guantanamo Bay sent home

An Algerian man, accused of training al-Qaida terrorists and held at Guantanamo Bay since 2002, has been released and sent home to Algiers.

The Independent UK

US sends home Algerian held nearly 20 years at Guantanamo

The Defense Department says an Algerian man imprisoned at the Guantanamo Bay detention center for nearly 20 years has been released and sent back to his homeland

Reason

Ketanji Brown Jackson Defended People Suspected of Terrorism. Good.

There's a particular richness to Republican senators weaponizing the right to defense counsel as an affront to the Constitution as opposed to something that's pivotal to it.

The Independent UK

Judge Jackson grilled on Guantanamo detainee representation

Four men once held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center were central to some of the questions Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson fielded during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing

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