Watching the Shadows

Gitmo detainees to fight release to Algeria

The attorney for two Algerian detainees being held in Guantánamo Bay said the two will oppose their release back to Algeria, citing fear of torture and persecution there.

Greater Middle East

Bahrain arrests two ex-Guantánamo detainees

Bahraini authorities arrested two former Guantánamo detainees as they attempted to cross in from Saudi Arabia. They are charged with plotting an attack in Bahrain.

Watching the Shadows

US medical professionals implicated in torture

Doctors and psychologists working in US military detention centers helped to design methods of torture for terrorism suspects, according to an independent report.

Watching the Shadows

Gitmo lawyer: declassify interrogation techniques

The lawyer for five Gitmo prisoners charged in the 9-11 attacks has asked President Obama to declassify the CIA interrogation program that allegedly subjected prisoners to torture. 

Watching the Shadows

Gitmo judge allows 9-11 hearings to continue

A military judge refused defendants’ request to suspend pretrial hearings in the case against five Guantánamo Bay prisoners related to the 9-11 terrorist attack. 

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Judge: US does not have to release Gitmo videos

A US judge ruled that the government does not have to release photographs and videotapes taken during the interrogation of Guantánamo Bay detainee Mohammed al-Qahtani.

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Judge denies petition to end Gitmo force-feeding

A federal judge denied a motion by Guantánamo Bay detainees to end forced feeding of hunger-striking prisoners, finding “there is nothing so shocking or inhumane” in the practice.

Watching the Shadows

Judge urges new approach in Gitmo detainee cases

A federal judge called on Congress and the president to give serious consideration to formulating a different approach for the handling of Guantánamo Bay detainee cases.