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Ex-Gitmo detainee seeks reparations from IACHR

Former Guantánamo prisoner Djamel Ameziane filed a petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights seeking reparations from the US for human rights violations.

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DoD transfers Gitmo detainee to Saudi Arabia

The US Department of Defense  announced the transfer of Guantánamo Bay detainee Abdul Shalabi to Saudi Arabia, brining the population of the prison camp to 114.

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Guantánamo prisoner released to Morocco

Moroccan-born Younis Abdurrahman Chekkouri, who spent 13 years in the Guantánamo Bay prison, was released to his home country—where authorities prompty detained him.

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Gitmo force-feeding videos released to court

The US government, on order from a federal judge in a case brought by ex-detainees, released eight redacted videos showing forced feedings at Guantánamo Bay prison.

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Judge rejects challenge from Gitmo detainee

A US judge rejected a legal challenge from a Guantánamo detainee who claimed his detention was illegal due to the supposed end of US combat operations in Afghanistan.

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Six Gitmo detainees transferred to Oman

Six Guantánamo detainees were transferred to Oman—the first such transfers in five months. Republicans meanwhile prepare legislation to bar further transfers.

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Poland to pay alleged CIA rendition victims

The Polish government processed payments to two terror suspects currently held by the US at Guantánamo Bay, who were apparently tortured at a CIA base in Poland.

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Ex-Gitmo detainee’s conviction overturned

The US Court of Military Commission Review set aside the terrorism conviction of former Guantánamo detainee David Hicks, finding that "material support" ia not a war crime.