Tag: Guantánamo
Guantánamo Bay Opens an Extra Courtroom
Planners added the national security courtroom for pretrial hearings and to prepare for the possibility of a Sept. 11 trial.
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Tougher Security Measures Are Causing Upset at Guantánamo Prison
An effort to unshackle a detainee during legal meetings has put a spotlight on simmering tensions in the Pentagon’s secretive prison.
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New ‘Serial’ Podcast Explores Life at Guantánamo Bay
Season 4 of the “Serial” podcast, nearly a decade in the making, tells an insider history of the infamous American military prison.
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Bali Bombing Conspirators Get 5 More Years at Guantánamo Bay
A military jury sentenced two Malaysian men to 23 years for helping perpetrators of the bombing that killed 202 people, but a side deal reduced the pu [...]
Families to Testify at Guantánamo Bay About Loved Ones Lost to Terror
Relatives of victims of the 2002 attack are expected to describe their loss to a U.S. military jury sentencing two Malaysian prisoners.
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Where the 9/11 Dead Are Not Forgotten at Guantánamo Bay
Victims’ relatives leave memory stones and messages at a site that is walking distance from the court where the four men accused of conspiring in the [...]
U.S. Offers Tapes From Bugged Guantánamo Prison Yard as Evidence in 9/11 Case
An undisclosed government agency declassified the secret intelligence program as the prosecution pushes to defend F.B.I. interrogations after C.I.A. t [...]
Malaysian Prisoners Reach Plea Agreements at Guantánamo Bay
Lawyers have scheduled the entry of their pleas for early next year, along with sentencing. Details of the deal were under seal.
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A Curious Censorship Issue at the Guantánamo Court
A prisoner’s PTSD was discussed in open court, and was central to a ruling that he was unfit for trial. National security censors redacted it.
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Inside the Unfounded Claim That DeSantis Abused Guantánamo Detainees
Nearly a year ago, as Ron DeSantis’s political stock was rising, a former Guantánamo Bay detainee came forward with a stunning claim: Before he was Fl [...]
Judge Severs Man Accused in the 9/11 Attacks From Guantánamo Trial
A military mental health panel said that Ramzi bin al-Shibh had PTSD, psychosis and delusions, which his lawyer blamed on his torture by the C.I.A.
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Plea Deal May Be Near for a Bali Bombing Defendant at Guantánamo
A Guantánamo detainee accused of being an accessory to deadly terrorist attacks in Indonesia two decades ago has severed his military commission case [...]
How a Judge’s Ruling on Torture Imperils a Guantánamo Prosecution Strategy
In late 2006, in an effort to turn the page on a legacy of state-sponsored torture, prosecutors for the George W. Bush administration began an experim [...]
Families of 17 USS Cole Sailors Killed by Al Qaeda Await Justice at Guantánamo Bay
In the nearly 12 years since a prisoner was charged in the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole warship, eight parents of the 17 fallen American sailors have di [...]
Four Prisoners Test Positive as Covid-19 Re-emerges at Guantánamo Bay
The NewsFour high-value prisoners at Guantánamo Bay have tested positive for the coronavirus, including one man who was moved to the base hospital for [...]