China worse than Gitmo, say detainees freed in Bermuda

September 16th, 2009 AP Sources: Delay sought in Gitmo trialsWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is seeking another two-month delay in a handful of key military commission trials of terrorism detainees at Guantanamo Bay. The previous delay granted in six commission cases ends Thursday.

August 29th, 2009 Two Gitmo detainees sent to PortugalWASHINGTON — Justice Department officials said Friday that two Syrians held at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Portugal. United States officials announced the transfer without naming the detainees.

August 28th, 2009 2 Gitmo detainees sent to PortugalWASHINGTON — Two Syrians held at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Portugal. The Justice Department announced the transfer without naming the detainees.

June 26th, 2009 Obama: Talks ongoing with Germany on closing GitmoWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he and Chancellor Angela Merkel have not yet gotten down to a discussion of just how many Guantanamo detainees might be sent to Germany. Merkel agreed with that, answering a question Friday at a joint news conference the two had at the White House amid a day of bilateral talks.

June 13th, 2009 3 Gitmo detainees sent home to Saudi ArabiaWASHINGTON — U.S. officials say three Guantanamo Bay detainees have been sent home to Saudi Arabia.

June 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.

June 12th, 2009 Obama won't rule out releasing detainees in USWASHINGTON — A White House spokesman says the Obama administration hasn't decided whether or not to release Guantanamo Bay detainees in the United States. Spokesman Robert Gibbs said President Barack Obama has made clear "we're not going to make any decision about transfer or release that threatens the security of this country." Asked if that meant he was ruling out releasing any detainees in the United States, Gibbs said: "I'm not ruling it in or ruling it out." A tentative plan to release some Guantanamo detainees in the United States drew fierce opposition from Republicans and many Democrats in Congress, forcing the Obama administration to shelve the plan to bring some Chinese Muslims known as Uighurs to Virginia.

June 11th, 2009 4 Chinese Muslims freed from Guantanamo to BermudaWASHINGTON — Four of the Chinese Muslims who have been detained at Guantanamo Bay for years while courts and nations debated their fate were freed Thursday and resettled in Bermuda. They were among 17 Chinese Muslims, or Uighurs, picked up in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2001 who remained at the military detention center in Cuba even after the U.S.

June 11th, 2009 4 Chinese Muslims released from GuantanamoWASHINGTON — Four Guantanamo Bay detainees have been released and resettled in Bermuda, U.S. officials said Thursday.

June 11th, 2009 Bermuda takes 4 Uighur detainees from GitmoWASHINGTON — Four Chinese Muslims detained at Guantanamo Bay prison were freed Thursday and resettled in Bermuda, sparking complaints from China and Britain even as the Obama administration tried to iron out details for sending more detainees to the Pacific island of Palau. The four were among 17 Chinese Muslims, or Uighurs, picked up in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2001.

June 5th, 2009 Chinese Muslims urge high court to order releaseWASHINGTON — Lawyers for Guantanamo detainees who continue to be held, though they have been cleared for release, urged the Supreme Court on Friday to put teeth into a year-old ruling that allowed the prisoners to challenge their confinement. Lawyers representing a group of Chinese Muslims said federal judges and the Obama administration have rendered the high court's decision worthless, by insisting that judges lack the power to order release of detainees into the United States if no other country will take them.

June 5th, 2009 Uighurs urge court to order releaseWASHINGTON — Lawyers for Guantanamo detainees who continue to be held, though they have been cleared for release, urged the Supreme Court on Friday to put teeth into a year-old ruling that allowed the prisoners to challenge their confinement. Lawyers representing a group of Chinese Muslims said federal judges and the Obama administration have rendered the high court's decision worthless, by insisting that judges lack the power to order release of detainees into the United States if no other country will take them.

May 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - About one in seven of the 534 prisoners released from the Guantanamo Bay dentition center in Cuba, has returned to terrorism or militant activity, an unreleased Pentagon report has claimed. This conclusion could strengthen critics' arguments against the transfer or release of any more detainees as part of President Obama's plan to shut down the facility.

May 6th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's MI5 secretly tried to hire British men held in Guantanamo Bay and other US prison camps by promising to protect them from their American captors and help secure their return home to the United Kingdom, The Independent has learnt. One of the men, Richard Belmar, was told he would be paid "well" for his services if he was willing to work undercover for MI5.

April 30th, 2009 Senators press for Gitmo closing detailsWASHINGTON — Federal authorities began what will be hotly contested discussions this week on where in the U.S. to send Guantanamo detainees who cannot be tried or transferred to another country, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.