Swiss Take Two Guantánamo Uighurs, Solve Obama’s Problem
Congratulations to the Swiss Canton of Jura, which recently accepted the asylum claims of two Uighur prisoners at Guantánamo, and to the Swiss federal government for agreeing to accept Jura’s decision on Wednesday. The two men in question -- Arkin Mahmud, 45, and his...
Afghan Nobody Faces Trial by Military Commission
Who Are the Four Afghans Released From Gitmo?
Over the weekend, 12 prisoners were released from Guantánamo, as the Justice Department announced in a press release on December 20. I have previously reported the stories of the two Somalis who were released – emphasizing how nothing about their cases...
Judge Orders Release From Guantánamo of Unwilling Yemeni Recruit
Who Are the Six Uighurs Released From Guantánamo to Palau?
Over the weekend, six of the remaining 13 Uighurs in Guantánamo – Muslims from China's Xinjiang province – were released to resume new lives in the tiny Pacific nation of Palau (population: 20,000). I have written at length about the plight of...
Lawyer Blasts ‘Congressional Depravity’ on Guantánamo
Judge Confirms Innocent Gitmo Detainee Tortured to Get False Confessions
9/11 Trial At Guantánamo Delayed Again
On Monday, following a request from the Obama administration, Army Col. Stephen Henley, the military judge in the proposed trial by military commission of five men charged in connection with the 9/11 attacks – Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, Ali Abdul Aziz...
