2 Pakistanis reach home after being freed from Guantanamo
2 years ago

2 Pakistanis reach home after being freed from Guantanamo

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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 Two Pakistani brothers held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay military prison for two decades were freed by U.S. officials and returned home on Friday, officials said. Pakistani Sen. Mushtaq Ahmed Khan, the chairman of the human rights committee in the upper house of Pakistan's Parliament, tweeted Friday that the two brothers had reached Islamabad airport. The brothers' release was the latest U.S. move toward emptying and shutting down the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. In Islamabad, Amina Masood Janjua, who heads the Defense of Human Rights Pakistan group, said the two brothers were from an impoverished family.

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US transfers 11 Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen after holding them for 2 decades without charge
2 months, 2 weeks ago

US transfers 11 Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen after holding them for 2 decades without charge

Firstpost  

The US Department of Defense has transferred 11 Yemeni nationals after holding them for more than two decades without charge at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility Detainees in orange jumpsuits sit in a holding area under the watchful eyes of military police during in-processing to the temporary detention facility at Camp X-Ray of Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, January 11, 2002. …

U.S. transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Yemen after more than two decades without charge
2 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Yemen after more than two decades without charge

The Hindu  

The Pentagon said on Monday that it had transferred 11 Yemeni men to Oman this week after holding them for more than two decades without charge at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. That's the fewest since 2002, when President George W. Bush's administration turned Guantanamo into a detention site for the mostly Muslim men taken into custody …

U.S. transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Oman after more than two decades without charge
2 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Oman after more than two decades without charge

LA Times  

The latest release brings the total number of men detained at Guantanamo to 15. The Pentagon said Monday it had transferred 11 Yemeni men to Oman this week after holding them for more than two decades without charge at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. That’s the fewest since 2002, when President George W. Bush’s administration turned Guantanamo …

US transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Oman after more than two decades without charge
2 months, 2 weeks ago

US transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Oman after more than two decades without charge

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Monday it had transferred 11 Yemeni men to Oman this week after holding them for more than two decades without charge at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. That’s the fewest since 2002, when President George W. Bush’s administration turned Guantanamo into a detention site for the mostly Muslim men taken into custody …

U.S. transfers 11 Yemeni prisoners from Guantánamo to Oman
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. transfers 11 Yemeni prisoners from Guantánamo to Oman

NPR  

U.S. transfers 11 Yemeni prisoners from Guantánamo to Oman toggle caption Thomas Watkins/AFP via Getty Images In the most dramatic step in years to reduce the population at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the Biden administration has transferred 11 Yemeni detainees to Oman, which has agreed to help resettle them and provide security monitoring. Uthman Abdul al-Rahim …

US releases Guantanamo Bay prisoner held since day 1
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

US releases Guantanamo Bay prisoner held since day 1

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 prisoner who has …

US military releases long-held Guantanamo detainee to Tunisia
2 months, 3 weeks ago

US military releases long-held Guantanamo detainee to Tunisia

Al Jazeera  

Transfer of Ridah bin Saleh al-Yazidi from the US army prison in Cuba is the fourth in two weeks by the outgoing Biden administration. Ridah bin Saleh al-Yazidi was repatriated from the United States military prison in Cuba to Tunisia on Monday, the US Department of Defense said in a statement. The transfer is the fourth in two weeks by …

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

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

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US repatriates 3 Guantanamo Bay detainees, including one held 17 years without charge
3 months ago

US repatriates 3 Guantanamo Bay detainees, including one held 17 years without charge

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — 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 other attacks, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The transfers, and the repatriation Tuesday of a Kenyan man …

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

Guantanamo Bay prisoners show signs of ‘accelerated ageing’: ICRC
1 year, 11 months ago

Guantanamo Bay prisoners show signs of ‘accelerated ageing’: ICRC

Al Jazeera  

The Guantanamo prison camp has come to symbolise the brutality of the US’s so-called ‘war on terror’. Prisoners who have been held for years by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility are showing signs of “accelerated ageing”, a senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross has said. Patrick Hamilton, the ICRC’s head of delegation …

2 Pakistani brothers home after release from Guantanamo
2 years ago

2 Pakistani brothers home after release from Guantanamo

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Two Pakistani brothers held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay detention facility for two decades were freed and returned home on Friday to be reunited with their families, officials said. “We are pleased that these Pakistani nationals have finally reunited with their families,” the ministry said, adding that it had “coordinated an extensive inter-agency process to facilitate …

After 20 years, US transfers two brothers detained in Guantanamo Bay to Pakistan
2 years ago

After 20 years, US transfers two brothers detained in Guantanamo Bay to Pakistan

Firstpost  

Cuba: Two brothers, Abdul Rabbani and Mohammed Rabbani, who were held at the prison in Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Pakistan by the US administration. The transfers were made as a part of US President Joe Biden’s efforts to shut down the detention centre in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In a statement, Pentagon said, “The United States appreciates the willingness …

2 Pakistanis leave Guantanamo after 20 years without charges
2 years ago

2 Pakistanis leave Guantanamo after 20 years without charges

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — 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. The two brothers were originally transferred to U.S. custody after Pakistani officials arrested them in their home city of Karachi in 2002. U.S. military records describe the two as providing little intelligence of value …

Two Pakistanis leave Guantanamo after 20 years without charges
2 years ago

Two Pakistanis leave Guantanamo after 20 years without charges

Al Jazeera  

Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani, arrested from Karachi in 2002, are the latest inmates to be released from US custody. Two Pakistani brothers held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay military prison for two decades have been freed by US officials and have returned home, officials said. Pakistani Senator Mushtaq Ahmed Khan, the chairman of the human rights committee in …

After 20 years in Guantanamo, two Pakistanis are released without charges
2 years 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
2 years, 1 month 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
2 years, 1 month 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 …

First ‘high-value detainee’ released from Guantanamo Bay detention
2 years, 1 month ago

First ‘high-value detainee’ released from Guantanamo Bay detention

The Independent  

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Guantanamo detainee freed to Belize after 20 years in captivity
2 years, 1 month ago

Guantanamo detainee freed to Belize after 20 years in captivity

Al Jazeera  

Majid Khan, who was tortured by the CIA before his transfer to the US military facility in Cuba, says he feels ‘reborn’. Andy Worthington, co-founder of the Close Guantanamo campaign, said while it was “great” that Khan was freed, other inmates approved for transfer have little recourse to speed up their release. It’s a problem related to the very foundation …

Guantanamo Bay's oldest detainee Saifullah Paracha released after 17 years
2 years, 4 months ago

Guantanamo Bay's oldest detainee Saifullah Paracha released after 17 years

ABC  

The oldest prisoner held at Guantanamo Bay has been released and returned to Pakistan, according to the foreign ministry in Islamabad and the US Department of Defense. Key points: Saifullah Paracha has returned to Pakistan after more than 17 years in custody in Cuba He was held on suspicion of ties to Al Qaeda, but never charged The US Department …

Oldest Guantanamo Bay prisoner, 75, is freed
2 years, 4 months ago

Oldest Guantanamo Bay prisoner, 75, is freed

Daily Mail  

A Pakistani national held by the United States for 18 years in the Guantanamo Bay prison camp without trial on suspicion of links to al Qaeda returned home to Pakistan on Saturday after being the oldest prisoner at the detention facility. Saifullah Paracha was the oldest prisoner at Guantanamo Bay prison before being released to his native Pakistan Paracha was …

Pakistan: Oldest prisoner freed from Guantanamo, back home
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan: Oldest prisoner freed from Guantanamo, back home

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — A 75-year-old from Pakistan who was the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was released and returned to Pakistan on Saturday, the foreign ministry in Islamabad and the U.S. Defense Department said. The DOD said in its Saturday statement that the U.S. appreciates “the willingness of Pakistan and other partners to support ongoing U.S. efforts focused …

Former Guantanamo detainee Saifullah Paracha repatriated to Pakistan
2 years, 4 months 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 …

US: Afghan national freed from Guantanamo Bay after 15 years
2 years, 8 months ago

US: Afghan national freed from Guantanamo Bay after 15 years

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — An Afghan prisoner held in U.S. custody for nearly 15 years has been released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center after a federal court ruled that he was unlawfully detained, the U.S. Department of Defense said Friday. In a statement, the Department of Defense said Gul’s release was in accord with district court in Washington’s decision that the …

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

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

The Independent  

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Timeline: 20 years of Guantanamo Bay prison
3 years, 2 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 …

Prisoner gives Guantanamo court first account of CIA abuse
3 years, 4 months ago

Prisoner gives Guantanamo court first account of CIA abuse

Associated Press  

— A Guantanamo Bay prisoner who went through the brutal U.S. government interrogation program after the 9/11 attacks described it openly for the first time Thursday, saying he was left terrified and hallucinating from techniques that the CIA long sought to keep secret. Majid Khan, a former resident of the Baltimore suburbs who became an al-Qaida courier, told jurors considering …

Guantanamo prison lingers, an unresolved legacy of 9/11
3 years, 6 months ago

Guantanamo prison lingers, an unresolved legacy of 9/11

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The fact that Biden, at least, is saying the …

Biden admin approves three Guantanamo Bay inmates for release
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden admin approves three Guantanamo Bay inmates for release

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden's administration plans to release three Guantanamo Bay inmates who have been held for nearly 20 years without being charged. The prison's oldest inmate, 73-year-old Saifullah Paracha of Pakistan, was cleared by the prisoner review board along with two other men, said Paracha's lawyer Shelby Sullivan-Bennis, who represented him at his hearing in November. A lawyer for the …

Lawyer: US approves release of oldest Guantanamo prisoner
3 years, 10 months ago

Lawyer: US approves release of oldest Guantanamo prisoner

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A 73-year-old from Pakistan who is the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was notified on Monday that he has been approved for release after more than 16 years in custody at the U.S. base in Cuba, his lawyer said. The prisoner review board also informed Uthman Abd al-Rahim Uthman, a Yemeni who has been held …

US approves release of oldest prisoner at Guantanamo: Lawyer
3 years, 10 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 …

US, Australian hostages freed by Taliban in prisoner swap
5 years, 4 months ago

US, Australian hostages freed by Taliban in prisoner swap

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban on Tuesday freed an American and an Australian held hostage since 2016 in exchange for three top Taliban figures — a move that the insurgent group asserted could help rekindle talks to end Afghanistan’s 18-year war. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison expressed gratitude for the hostages’ release, saying on Twitter that Weeks’ family had “asked the …

Guantanamo Bay closure a step closer after mass transfer of prisoners to the UAE
8 years, 7 months ago

Guantanamo Bay closure a step closer after mass transfer of prisoners to the UAE

The Independent  

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Washington transfers 15 Guantanamo prisoners to UAE
8 years, 7 months ago

Washington transfers 15 Guantanamo prisoners to UAE

Al Jazeera  

Fifteen Guantanamo Bay prisoners have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates, leaving 61 detainees at the notorious US military-run jail. The Pentagon said on Monday that 12 Yemenis and three Afghans, some of whom had been held for more than 14 years without charge, would settle in the UAE in the largest single transfer of Guantanamo detainees during President …

Pakistanis describe ‘hell’ of Bagram base detention
8 years, 8 months ago

Pakistanis describe ‘hell’ of Bagram base detention

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of Pakistanis held by the US in Afghanistan were repatriated, but struggle to put their lives back together. The dark prisoners: Inside the CIA’s torture programme Khan is among the youngest “war-on-terror” prisoners held by the Americans in Bagram or Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Afghan government releases Bagram inmates By the end of 2014, 43 known Pakistani prisoners held by …

US sends nine Yemeni Guantanamo inmates to Saudi Arabia
8 years, 11 months ago

US sends nine Yemeni Guantanamo inmates to Saudi Arabia

Al Jazeera  

The United States has transferred nine Yemeni men to Saudi Arabia from the US military prison at Guantanamo, including an inmate who had been on a hunger strike since 2007, US officials said. The transfer marked the largest group of prisoners shipped out of the naval base in Cuba since President Barack Obama rolled out his plan to shut the …

Freed Guantanamo detainees: Where are they now?
9 years, 2 months ago

Freed Guantanamo detainees: Where are they now?

Al Jazeera  

Many inmates are imprisoned in their home countries after being released, while others start new lives. Many men were forced to make their lives in unknown lands – often the only former Guantanamo prisoner in a foreign nation, like Syrian Maasoum Abdah Mouhammad in Bulgaria or Ahmed Abdul Qader in Estonia. ‘Recidivists’ Of the men released under the Obama administration, …

Six Yemeni Guantanamo prisoners sent to Oman
9 years, 9 months ago

Six Yemeni Guantanamo prisoners sent to Oman

Al Jazeera  

US transfers inmates to Oman for resettlement as part of plan to close controversial prison in Cuba. The United States says it has sent another six Yemeni detainees from its controversial Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba to Oman for resettlement. In a statement issued late on Friday, the Pentagon said it had transferred Idris Ahmad Abd Al Qadir Idris, Sharaf …

US releases four Afghans from Guantanamo
10 years, 3 months ago

US releases four Afghans from Guantanamo

Al Jazeera  

Defence Department says release of detainees, arrested between 2002 and 2003, followed thorough review of their case. The Department of Defence said on Saturday that the men – Shawali Khan, Khi Ali Gul, Abdul Ghani, and Mohammed Zahir – had been moved from the US detention facility in Cuba after a comprehensive review of their case. “As a result of …

Six Guantanamo prisoners resettled in Uruguay
10 years, 3 months ago

Six Guantanamo prisoners resettled in Uruguay

Al Jazeera  

Release of the men held for more than 12 years represents largest single group to leave US detention camp. The release of four Syrians, a Tunisian and a Palestinian, who arrived in South America aboard a US military transport plane on Sunday, represented the largest single group to leave the internationally condemned US detention camp since 2009, US officials said. …

American soldier imprisoned by Taliban in Afghanistan for five years freed in exchange for five Guantanamo detainees
10 years, 9 months ago

American soldier imprisoned by Taliban in Afghanistan for five years freed in exchange for five Guantanamo detainees

The Independent  

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Pakistan releases three more Taliban prisoners
11 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan releases three more Taliban prisoners

The Hindu  

Pakistan quietly released three more Taliban prisoners on Tuesday as part of its attempt to facilitate the peace process in Afghanistan. Recently, a five-member delegation of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council, led by Chairperson Salahuddin Rabbani, visited Pakistan from November 19-21 in a visit that was not much publicised. Last month in London, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai had met Prime Minister …

Pak. releases senior Taliban leaders, minus Baradar
12 years, 2 months ago

Pak. releases senior Taliban leaders, minus Baradar

The Hindu  

Pakistan on Monday released eight Taliban detainees, including two former ministers, in the regime that governed Afghanistan from September 1996 to December 2001. The Taliban detainees released today included former Justice Minister Nur-ud Din Turabi and his colleague Allah Daad Tabib. According to a statement put out by the Foreign Office, the Taliban detainees were being released to facilitate the …

Timeline: Guantanamo Bay prison
15 years, 5 months ago

Timeline: Guantanamo Bay prison

Al Jazeera  

A timeline of key events at the US-run prison. July 16: Jamal Muhammad Al Deen, Asad Ullah, Tariq Khan, Abdul Raziq, Mohammed Raz, Ghaser Zaban Safollah, Mohammad Kashef Khan, Faik Iqbal, Ali Ahmed, Mohammed Ansar, Abdul Mowla and Sajin Urayman are repatriated to Pakistan. May 18: Abdel Hadi Mohammed Badan al Sebaii Sebaii, Ibrahim Daif Allah Neman al Sehli, Abdul …

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