Lawyer says Kuwaiti man released from Guantanamo after judge orders him freedOctober 8th, 2009 Lawyer says Kuwaiti man released from GuantanamoWASHINGTON — A Guantanamo Bay detainee from Kuwait has been released to his home country, a lawyer for the man said Thursday. Attorney David Cynamon said a Kuwaiti plane arrived at the U.S.
Obama adviser hopes administration can meet Obama's January deadline to close GuantanamoOctober 4th, 2009 Obama aide hopes Gitmo closing deadline can be metWASHINGTON — The White House's national security adviser says the Obama administration is hard at work on fulfilling President Barack Obama's deadline to shut down the Guantanamo detention center for suspected terrorists. But James Jones also says that meeting Obama's deadline to close the facility by Jan.
House votes against release of any more photos of U.S personnel abusing detainees overseasOctober 1st, 2009 House votes against releasing detainee abuse picsWASHINGTON — The House is backing the Obama administration's refusal to release new photos showing U.S. personnel abusing detainees held overseas.
Pentagon chief says closing Guantanamo prison proving more complicated than first anticipatedSeptember 30th, 2009 Gates: Closing Gitmo more complicated than thoughtWASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says trying to close down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay has proved more complicated than anticipated. Gates says "it's going to be tough" for the president to meet his goal of shutting the prison in January.
Prime Minister: Hungary to accept Guantanamo detainee, expected to be Palestinian manSeptember 16th, 2009 Hungary to accept Guantanamo detaineeBUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary said Wednesday it will accept a detainee from Guantanamo Bay, inching President Barack Obama closer to his pledge to close the U.S. military detention center.
Prime Minister: Hungary to accept Guantanamo detainee, will participate in integration programSeptember 16th, 2009 Hungary to accept 1 Guantanamo detaineeBUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's prime minister says his country will accept one prisoner from the Guantanamo Bay U.S. military detention center that President Barack Obama has pledged to close.
4th Guantanamo Bay detainee agrees to move to Palau, and US says more may accept offerSeptember 14th, 2009 4th Guantanamo detainee agrees to move to PalauKOROR, Palau — A fourth Chinese Muslim detainee held at Guantanamo Bay has agreed to be relocated to the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau, officials said Tuesday. Relocating the Uighurs would bring the Obama administration a step closer to its goal of finding new homes for terrorism suspects and others captured in Afghanistan who have been cleared of wrongdoing but cannot go home for fear of persecution.
Belgium agrees to US request to take in 1 former inmate from GuantanamoSeptember 4th, 2009 Belgium to take in 1 former Guantanamo inmateBRUSSELS — The Belgian government says it has accepted a U.S. request to take in one detainee from U.S.
British police investigating alleged torture of former Guantanamo detaineeJuly 10th, 2009 UK police investigating Gitmo detainee's claimsLONDON — Police said Friday they have launched a criminal investigation to determine if British intelligence officers were aware of the treatment of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who claims he was tortured while being detained in Guantanamo, Pakistan and Morocco. Binyam Mohamed — an Ethiopian who moved to Britain as a teenager — was arrested as a suspected terrorist in 2002 in Karachi, Pakistan, and alleges that during three months of detention he was tortured by Pakistani agents and interrogated by the FBI and MI5, Britain's domestic security agency.
Feds: No plans to use overseas statements by Guantanamo defendant; interview sites preservedJuly 2nd, 2009 Gitmo detainee interview sites won't be dismantledNEW YORK — A prosecutor says the government will not dismantle overseas locations where a former Guantanamo detainee claims he was interrogated by the CIA before being brought to the United States for trial on terrorism charges. David Raskin told U.S.
Guantanamo detainees sent to Iraq and ChadJune 12th, 2009 Gitmo detainees sent to Iraq, ChadWASHINGTON — U.S. officials say two more Guantanamo Bay detainees have been released, sent to their home countries of Iraq and Chad.
Guantanamo detainee released to France: ReportMay 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A Guantanamo detainee who won a landmark case against the Bush administration has been released to France, the Washington Post reported Friday. Lakhdar Boumediene, a 43-year-old Algerian, was flown from the naval installation on Cuba to join relatives in France after the French government agreed earlier this month to accept him, the newspaper reported, citing diplomatic and government sources.
France confirms it will take Algerian held by US for 7 years at GuantanamoMay 6th, 2009 France says it will take Algerian from GuantanamoPARIS — France says it will take in an Algerian who has been held prisoner by the United States at Guantanamo Bay for the past seven years. Lakhdar Boumediene was arrested along with five other Algerians in 2001 in Bosnia, suspected in a bomb attack plot against the U.S.
US urges EU to receive Guantanamo detaineesApril 4th, 2009 BRUSSELS - The US has urged the European Union (EU) to take over some of the detainees who would be freed from its Guantanamo Bay facility, officials said. Information on each of such detainees would be provided, US officials said.
UN chief welcomes closure of GuantanamoJanuary 23rd, 2009 NEW YORK - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has welcomed US President Barack Obama's decision to close the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 'The United Nations has previously called for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, and is encouraged that President Obama has given the highest priority to ensuring respect for fundamental rights,' Ban's spokesman said in a statement Friday.
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