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.

Watching the Shadows

Judge orders halt to force-feeding at Gitmo

The US District Court for the District of Columbia ordered officials at Guantánamo Bay to temporarily suspend forced feedings of a detainee at the facility.

Watching the Shadows

US repatriates Algerian Guantánamo detainee

The US transfered Guantánamo detainee Ahmed Belbacha to Algeria, where he has been tried in absentia and convicted of belonging to a "terrorist organization."

Greater Middle East

UK: ex-Gitmo detainee in Syria terror bust

British counter-terrorism forces arrested Moazzam Begg in his hometown of Birmingham, along with three other individuals on terrorism offenses related to the war in Syria.

Watching the Shadows

US transfers two Gitmo detainees to Saudi Arabia

Two Guantánamo Bay detainees were transferred to Saudi Arabia—with “humane treatment assurances.” The total number of detainees at the facility now stands at 160.