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U.S. and Qatar Block Iran’s Access to $6 Billion From Prisoner Deal
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U.S. and Qatar Block Iran’s Access to $6 Billion From Prisoner Deal
U.S. and Qatar Block Iran’s Access to $6 Billion From Prisoner Deal
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Lawyers Expand Legal Fight for Longest-Held Prisoner of War on Terrorism
Abu Zubaydah was the first prisoner waterboarded by the C.I.A. He has never faced charges at Guantánamo Bay.
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Iranian Official Says Prisoner Exchange With U.S. Is Expected Today
A prisoner swap between the United States and Iran was expected to take place on Monday, according to a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, af [...]
Chris Mason: Questions over how prisoner managed to escape
The BBC's political editor reflects on suspected terrorist Daniel Abed Khalife's "gobsmacking" escape.
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Prisoner Deal Could Smooth Effort to Contain Iran’s Nuclear Program
The announcement of a prisoner exchange deal between the United States and Iran could increase the prospects for further diplomatic cooperation, inclu [...]
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 [...]
Freed Guantánamo Prisoner Has Big Dreams for a New Life in Belize
Majid Khan, a “high-value detainee” at Guantánamo Bay, was released last week after two decades of social isolation.
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Nicola Sturgeon: No apology over transgender prisoner row
Scotland's first minister insists the government is dealing with the "difficult issues" in an "appropriate" way.
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Inside the Prisoner Swap That Freed Brittney Griner
U.S. officials say Moscow had been pushing for the release of a Russian assassin being held in Germany before finally agreeing to release Ms. Griner f [...]
Brittney Griner Freed as Part of a Prisoner Swap With Russia
Ms. Griner has been at the center of a fraught geopolitical showdown between Washington and Moscow. The Biden administration traded her for Viktor Bou [...]
Iraqi Prisoner Recovering From Emergency Surgery at Guantánamo
Doctors have undertaken six surgeries since 2017 on Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi, who is in his 60s, in a case that shows the challenges of providing health c [...]
U.S. Releases Guantánamo’s Oldest Prisoner
Saifullah Paracha, 75, was accused of being a Qaeda sympathizer and was held for two decades. But he was never charged with a crime.
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Justice Dept. to Seek Stiffer Sentences in Prisoner Abuse Cases
The move is part of a long-anticipated effort by the Biden administration to overhaul the underfunded, scandal-plagued Federal Bureau of Prisons.
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