Tag: Guantánamo
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 [...]
A Guide to the Bali Bombing Case of Three Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay
The CaseThree prisoners at Guantánamo Bay are accused of terrorism, murder and conspiracy in bombings in Indonesia 20 years ago as members of Jemaah I [...]
Judge to Decide Whether Taint of C.I.A. Torture Extended to Guantánamo
More than 22 years after Al Qaeda bombed the U.S.S. Cole and nearly 12 years after a prisoner was first charged with plotting the attack, a judge hear [...]
Conditions at Guantánamo Are Cruel and Inhuman, U.N. Investigation Finds
The last 30 detainees at Guantánamo Bay, including the men accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks, are being held by the United States under circums [...]
Prosecutors Disclose Discovery of Secret Guantánamo Prison Videos
Prosecutors have discovered secret videos of guards forcibly removing the accused mastermind of the bombing of the Navy destroyer Cole from his cell a [...]
Guantánamo Case Nearing a Decision on the Lasting Effects of Torture
By the time the prisoner accused of plotting the U.S.S. Cole bombing boasted about his role in the attack during interrogations at Guantánamo Bay, his [...]
Coast Guard Ends Post-9/11 Antiterrorism Patrols at Guantánamo Bay
The NewsThe U.S. Coast Guard has ended its antiterrorism patrols of the waters around Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, shutting down a special security operation [...]
Col. Lanny Acosta, Guantánamo Judge, Faces Ethics Challenge
An appeals panel on Friday limited the authority of the judge presiding in hearings in the U.S.S. Cole bombing case while it considers an ethics chall [...]
U.N. Group Condemns Torture of the Guantánamo Prisoner Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri
The NewsA United Nations human rights panel has issued a damning report that blames the United States and seven other nations for the C.I.A.’s “tortur [...]
U.N. Body Demands Release of Guantánamo Prisoner Who Was Tortured by the C.I.A.
A U.N. human rights panel has urged the United States to immediately release Abu Zubaydah, a prisoner at Guantánamo Bay and the first detainee waterbo [...]
War Court Proceedings Stream to Guantánamo From a Secret Chamber in Virginia
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — For hearings in the destroyer Cole bombing case this month, the Guantánamo war court was mostly empty. Skeletal teams for the p [...]
Guantánamo Prosecutor Seeks 2025 Trial in Bali Bombing Case
In federal court, Mr. Hodes said, that is routinely done the day a defendant is charged.Prosecutors accuse the three prisoners — Mr. Nurjaman, Mohamme [...]
Red Cross Expresses Alarm Over Detainee Health at Guantánamo Bay
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — A senior official with the International Committee of the Red Cross issued a rare statement of alarm on Friday about deteriorat [...]
Pentagon’s Repatriation of Algerian Leaves 30 Prisoners at Guantánamo
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — The U.S. military repatriated a prisoner to Algeria on Thursday who had been held at Guantánamo without charge for more than tw [...]