US releases Guantanamo Bay detainee Bajabu to Kenya
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US releases Guantanamo Bay detainee Bajabu to Kenya

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Twenty-nine prisoners remain at the US detention facility in Cuba after the transfer of Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu. The United States has released Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu to Kenya, bringing the number of prisoners at the facility to 29. The Periodic Review Board, which assesses the status of detainees, determined in 2021 that Bajabu “was no longer necessary to protect against a continuing significant threat to the national security of the United States”. That debt can never be repaid, but the least the US can do is ensure that Abdulmalik receives the support and the space he needs to begin his life anew.” The Guantanamo detention facility opened in 2002 to house detainees captured during the so-called “war on terror” after the 9/11 attacks. “The United States appreciates the support to ongoing US efforts toward a deliberate and thorough process focused on responsibly reducing the detainee population and ultimately closing the Guantanamo Bay facility,” it said.

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Malaysians held in US’s Guantanamo Bay prison returned home after 18 years
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4 days, 18 hours ago

Malaysians held in US’s Guantanamo Bay prison returned home after 18 years

Al Jazeera  

Amnesty International says Guantanamo Bay prison camp is a ‘glaring, longstanding stain’ on human rights record of the United States. Two Malaysian men held at the United States military prison in Guantanamo Bay for 18 years have been returned home, Malaysia’s state news agency reports. Malaysia’s Inspector General of Police Razarudin Husain said Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir …

More terrorists are being shipped out of Guantanamo Bay after admitting to their roles in Asian bombing
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4 days, 23 hours ago

More terrorists are being shipped out of Guantanamo Bay after admitting to their roles in Asian bombing

The Independent  

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US releases Kenyan detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu from Guantanamo after 17 years without charges
5 days, 18 hours ago

US releases Kenyan detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu from Guantanamo after 17 years without charges

India Today  

WASHINGTON: The US has repatriated a Kenya man held for 17 years without charge at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, leaving 15 other never-charged men still waiting for release after long being cleared of wrongdoing. The Defense Department announced the return of Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu to Kenya on Tuesday. The George W. Bush administration set up …

U.S. repatriates 3 Guantanamo Bay detainees, including one held 17 years without charge
5 days, 18 hours ago

U.S. repatriates 3 Guantanamo Bay detainees, including one held 17 years without charge

LA Times  

The two Malaysian men’s transfers leave 27 detainees in custody at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay. The U.S. has transferred two Malaysian detainees at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. military prison to their home country, after they pleaded guilty to charges related to deadly 2002 bombings in Bali and agreed to testify against the alleged ringleader of that and …

US transfers Guantanamo Bay detainee to Kenya
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6 days, 18 hours ago

US transfers Guantanamo Bay detainee to Kenya

CNN  

CNN — The US has moved a detainee of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay to Kenya, marking the first detainee transfer in more than a year. Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu was transferred to Kenya nearly three years after a Periodic Review Board determined the “continued law of war detention … was no longer necessary” in December 2021, a release …

US transfers Guantanamo detainee to Algeria
1 year, 8 months ago

US transfers Guantanamo detainee to Algeria

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has transferred a Guantanamo detainee back to his home country of Algeria, saying his continued detention was no longer necessary, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. Said bin Brahim bin Umran Bakush was captured in Pakistan in 2002 during an aggressive campaign by the U.S. to apprehend persons suspected of supporting terrorism following the 9/11 attacks. …

Al-Qaida suspect transferred from US prison to Saudi Arabia
1 year, 9 months ago

Al-Qaida suspect transferred from US prison to Saudi Arabia

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. military officials said Wednesday they had returned a suspected al-Qaida operative long held at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to his home country, Saudi Arabia. Ghassan al Sharbi’s transfer was the latest aimed at emptying the Guantanamo military prison of those detainees who are no longer facing possible prosecution or who have finished their sentences …

After 20 years in Guantanamo, two Pakistanis are released without charges
1 year, 9 months ago

After 20 years in Guantanamo, two Pakistanis are released without charges

LA Times  

A U.S. flag flies at half-staff at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in honor of service members and others killed in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan in August 2021. U.S. officials returned two Pakistani brothers to their home country Thursday after holding them two decades without charges at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. U.S. military records describe the two as providing …

US transfers two brothers detained in Guantanamo Bay to Pakistan
1 year, 10 months ago

US transfers two brothers detained in Guantanamo Bay to Pakistan

CNN  

Washington CNN — The US transferred two brothers detained at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to Pakistan, the Defense Department announced Thursday, part of the Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to close the prison facility. Abdul Rabbani and Mohammed Rabbani were held as detainees in the US’ decadeslong war against terror for operating safe houses used by al Qaeda members, including Khalid …

US releases Guantanamo prisoner once tortured at CIA sites
1 year, 10 months ago

US releases Guantanamo prisoner once tortured at CIA sites

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. military officials said Thursday they have freed and sent to Central America a onetime al-Qaida money courier who had completed his sentence, ending an imprisonment that included torture at clandestine CIA sites and 16 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention center. “I will not let you down.” Before arriving at the military prison on the U.S. base …

Former Guantanamo detainee Saifullah Paracha repatriated to Pakistan
2 years, 1 month ago

Former Guantanamo detainee Saifullah Paracha repatriated to Pakistan

CNN  

CNN — Saifullah Paracha, a former detainee at the Guatanamo Bay detention facility, has been repatriated to Pakistan, according to a statement from the Department of Defense. The Defense Department statement said that “the United States appreciates the willingness of Pakistan and other partners to support ongoing U.S. efforts focused on responsibly reducing the detainee population and ultimately closing the …

‘20th Hijacker’ of 9/11 transferred from Guantanamo to psychiatric facility in Saudi Arabia
2 years, 9 months ago

‘20th Hijacker’ of 9/11 transferred from Guantanamo to psychiatric facility in Saudi Arabia

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Guantanamo Bay detainee …

Timeline: 20 years of Guantanamo Bay prison
2 years, 11 months ago

Timeline: 20 years of Guantanamo Bay prison

Al Jazeera  

US President Joe Biden says he wants to close the controversial facility in Cuba, but expansion plans are in the works. January 11 marks 20 years since the opening of Guantanamo Bay, the infamous US prison located in Cuba that critics say allows detainees to be held indefinitely outside of normal laws or judicial oversight. June 12, 2008: The United …

In step to shut Guantanamo, Biden transfers Moroccan home
3 years, 5 months ago

In step to shut Guantanamo, Biden transfers Moroccan home

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration took a step toward its goal of shutting down the Guantánamo Bay detention center for terror suspects Monday, releasing into the custody of his home country a Moroccan who’d been held without charge almost since the U.S. opened the facility 19 years ago. Nasser’s attorney in Morocco, Khalil Idrissi, said the years Nasser spent in …

US approves release of oldest prisoner at Guantanamo: Lawyer
3 years, 7 months ago

US approves release of oldest prisoner at Guantanamo: Lawyer

Al Jazeera  

The Pakistani prisoner has been held there since 2004 on suspected ties to al-Qaeda, although he has never been charged. The prisoner review board also informed Uthman Abd al-Rahim Uthman, a Yemeni who has been held without charge at Guantanamo since it opened in January 2002, that he had been cleared, according to his lawyer, Beth Jacob, who spoke to …

Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah to file complaint with UN agency
3 years, 7 months ago

Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah to file complaint with UN agency

Al Jazeera  

The 50-year-old Saudi-born Palestinian was detained in March 2002 on suspicion he was a senior member of al-Qaeda. Abu Zubaydah’s lawyer, Helen Duffy, said on Friday that the complaint will be filed with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention against the United States and six other countries, asking for intervention in his case. The 50-year-old Saudi-born Palestinian, whose real …

US moves to try Bali bomb suspects at Guantanamo
3 years, 11 months ago

US moves to try Bali bomb suspects at Guantanamo

Al Jazeera  

The military trial to begin for three men held at the Guantanamo Bay, who are suspected of involvement in deadly bombings in Indonesia. The Pentagon announced on Thursday plans to move ahead with a military trial for three men held at the United States’ base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who are suspected of involvement in deadly bombings in Indonesia in …

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