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Guantánamo Bay prisoner to be released to UK
The White House announced plans to release Guantánamo Bay inmate Shaker Aamer to the United Kingdom, following extensive lobbying by British politicians.
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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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Global terror survey sees surging attacks —again
The US State Department finds that the number of "terrorist attacks" around the world rose by a third in 2014, largely due to the expansion of ISIS and Boko Haram.
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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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Key provisions of Patriot Act expire
Key provisions of the USA Patriot Act allowing "Bulk Data Collection" and "Roving Wiretaps" expired after a late Senate vote failed to establish an extension.
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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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Canada court rules Khadr may be released on bail
A judge for the Alberta Court of Appeal ruled that former Guantánamo detainee Omar Khadr can be released on bail while he appeals his US war crimes conviction.
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Bin Laden aide guilty in embassy bombings
Khalid al-Fawwaz, former aide of Osama bin Laden, was found guilty of plotting the 1998 al-Qaeda bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 people.
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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.