US House allows transfer of Guantanamo prisoners for trialsOctober 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives voted Thursday to allow the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to US soil but only to face trial. The House voted 307-114 in favour of the measure included in the bill for the Homeland Security Department's budget.
2 Uzbeks from Guantanamo prison arrive in Ireland; Amnesty asks other EU nations to do moreSeptember 30th, 2009 2 Uzbeks from Guantanamo prison arrive in IrelandDUBLIN — Two Uzbeks imprisoned since 2002 in the Guantanamo Bay prison have arrived in Ireland, and Amnesty International is appealing to other European Union nations to deliver on pledges to give new homes to U.S. terror detainees.
Obama administration says 6 to 8 Uighurs will soon leave Guantanamo for freedom in PalauSeptember 24th, 2009 Up to 8 Uighurs soon leaving Guantanamo for PalauWASHINGTON — The Obama administration says at least six, and as many as eight, Chinese Muslims held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will soon leave their island prison for freedom in another island nation, Palau. Word of the upcoming transfer to the tiny Pacific country, planned for sometime after Oct.
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.
Senators don't expect Guantanamo detainees at Leavenworth, Kan., cease blocking nomineesSeptember 16th, 2009 Kansas senators drop protest of Obama nomineesWASHINGTON — Two senators who have been blocking confirmation of Obama administration nominees, including the man put forward for secretary of the Army, say they'll back off and let the approval process go forward. Kansas Sens.
Portugal taking 2 Syrian Guantanamo detainees on humanitarian grounds, foreign ministry saysAugust 7th, 2009 Portugal taking 2 Syrian Guantanamo detaineesLISBON, Portugal — Portugal has agreed to take two Syrian detainees from Guantanamo on humanitarian grounds, the government said Friday — becoming the third EU nation to accept inmates from the U.S. military prison.
US asks Spain to take four Guantanamo detaineesJune 17th, 2009 MADRID - The US has asked Spain to take four detainees from its Guantanamo prison camp when it is closed next year, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said Wednesday. Moratinos spoke in Madrid after Spanish government representatives met Daniel Fried, the US special envoy for closing Guantanamo.
EU agrees to 'turn the page' with the US on Guantanamo and accept detaineesJune 15th, 2009 EU agrees to take Guantanamo detaineesLUXEMBOURG — The European Union agreed on Monday to help the administration of President Barack Obama "turn the page" on Guantanamo, saying individual EU nations will take detainees from the American prison in Cuba. The EU and the U.S.
Canada refuses US request to give Guantanamo detainees asylumJune 5th, 2009 Canada refuses US Guantanamo requestTORONTO — Canada has refused a request from the Obama administration to take men cleared for release from the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay.
Obama administration asks high court to reject Uighurs' release from Guantanamo Bay into USMay 30th, 2009 Administration opposes Uighurs' release in USWASHINGTON — The Obama administration, picking up the argument of its predecessor, is opposing the release of Chinese Muslim detainees at Guantanamo Bay into the United States. In papers filed with the Supreme Court late Friday, the administration says a group of Uighurs (pronounced WEE'-gurz) are being lawfully held at the U.S.
US Attorney General Holder on Guantanamo: We won't release terrorists into USMay 9th, 2009 Holder: Administration won't free terroristsWASHINGTON — The Obama administration will not release Guantanamo detainees thought to be terrorists into the United States, Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress Thursday as he sought to reassure worried lawmakers. "We don't have any plans to release terrorists," Holder testified at a Senate hearing on the administration's budget for the Justice Department.
US Atty Gen Holder on Guantanamo: We won't release terrorists into USMay 8th, 2009 Holder: Terrorists won't be set freeWASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder says the United States will not release anyone considered a terrorist into the country. Holder was testifying Thursday at a Senate hearing.
Holder says terrorists won't be released from Guantanamo into USMay 8th, 2009 Holder says terrorists won't be freed into USWASHINGTON — The Obama administration will not release terrorists from Guantanamo Bay into neighborhoods in the United States, Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Thursday as he sought to reassure worried lawmakers. "We don't have any plans to release terrorists," Holder testified at a Senate hearing on the Obama administration's budget for the Justice Department.
Official: If asked, Britain would consider taking Guantanamo detaineesApril 27th, 2009 Britain would consider taking Gitmo detaineesLONDON — British Justice Secretary Jack Straw said Monday his country would consider taking Guantanamo Bay detainees if the United States asks for such help to close the detention facility. Before Straw met with U.S.
Australia agrees to accept Guantanamo prisoners, with conditionsJanuary 1st, 2009 CANBERRA - Australian acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Friday that her government can accept some of the terror suspects held at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay on condition of a rigorous assessment process. In a statement, Gillard said Australia, along with a number of other countries, had been approached to consider resettling detainees from Guantanamo Bay.
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