Watching the Shadows
DoD announces transfer of Gitmo detainees
The US Department of Defense announced the transfer of five detainees from Guantánamo Bay to Slovakia and Goergia, leaving 143 prisoners at the facility.
Tag: detention
North Africa
UK court says Libyan can sue over rendition
A British court ruled that former Libyan rebel commander Abdel Hakim Belhaj can sue the UK government for its alleged role in his detention and rendition.
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Judge orders release of Gitmo force-feeding videos
A US federal judge ordered the public release of 28 videos showing the forced feeding of Guantánamo Bay detainee Wa'el Dhiab.
Palestine
Israel detains Palestinian for Facebook posts
Palestinian activist Suhaib Zahida was ordered detained by an Israeli court for starting an "Intifada of Hebron" Facebook page and advocating a boycott of Israeli products.
Watching the Shadows
Ex-Gitmo detainee appeals conviction
Australian citizen and former Guantánamo detainee David Hicks filed a motion to dismiss his conviction before the US Court of Military Commission Review.
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Guantánamo nurse refuses to force-feed detainees
A nurse at the Guantánamo detention center has refused to participate in the force-feeding of hunger-striking inmates, UK-based human rights group Reprieve reports.
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Convictions of ex-Qaeda media director overturned
A US appeals court overturned two out of three convictions of al-Qaeda media secretary Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al-Bahlul, finding he was improperly tried by a military tribunal.
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Gitmo detainees file motion for religious freedom
Lawyers for Guantánamo detainees seek a restraining order barring the government from depriving inmates of the right to pray communally during the month of Ramadan.
Iraq
Appeals court revives Abu Ghraib torture suit
The Fourth Circuit appeals court ruled that a district court in Virginia erred in concluding it lacked jurisdiction over a case concerning torture at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
Watching the Shadows
Appeals court dismisses Gitmo detainee lawsuit
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia dismissed a torture lawsuit brought by an ex-Guantánamo detainee against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
Palestine
Israeli doctors refuse to force-feed hunger strikers
The Israel Medical Association opposes proposed legislation that would allow Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike to be force-fed, calling the practice "torture."
Watching the Shadows
DoD approves war crimes trial for Qaeda leader
The US Department of Defense approved the war crimes trial of Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi, a leader of al-Qaeda's armed forces in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2004.