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Lynne Stewart wins ‘compassionate release’

A federal judge granted the Bureau of Prisons' request for the compassionate release of Lynne Stewart, the imprisoned activist attorney now suffering from cancer.

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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.
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Gitmo detainees accuse Poland in CIA rendition

​Lawyers for two Guantánamo detainees, arguing before the European Court of Human Rights, accused Poland of providing a secret torture site for the CIA's "rendition" program.

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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.

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Italy begins trial in absentia of Egyptian cleric

His case delayed for years by his “extraordinary rendition” by the CIA from Milan to Egypt, cleric Abu Omar went on trial in absentia on charges of terrorist conspiracy in Italy.

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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.

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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.