News
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Government cites NDAA as authority to detain Gitmo prisoner
Alexander Hamilton wrote in the Federalist Papers that: “[T]he practice of arbitrary imprisonments [has] been, in all ages, the favorite and most…
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Chechen refugee held in solitary confinement naked
He’s not allowed to pray and threatened 'to be sent to Chechnya'
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Defenders seek 9/11 trial delay, blame Guantánamo legal mail dispute
This time, Pentagon defense lawyers are citing a new Guantánamo prison camp…
Media
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Andy Worthington speaks about Guantánamo
Historian Andy Worthington talks about the detainees held at the U.S. military detention center at Guantaánamo Bay as an introduction to his…
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Indicting Bush admin for torture?
Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón is known for ordering the arrest of Chilean…
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How could Britain ban books in the 21st century?
Legal Issues
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R v Faraz - Testimony of Matthew 'Tariq' Wilkinson for the prosecution - Day 3
Ahmad Faraz is currently on trial facing charges of disseminating terrorism publications. Among the publications that he is currently accused of having…
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R v Faraz - Testimony of Matthew 'Tariq' Wilkinson for the prosecution - Day 2
Ahmad Faraz is currently on trial facing charges of disseminating terrorism publications.…
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R v Faraz - Testimony of Matthew 'Tariq' Wilkinson for the prosecution - Day 1
Ahmad Faraz is currently on trial facing charges of disseminating terrorism publications.…
Reports
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Blacklisted: Targeted sanctions, preemptive security and fundamental rights
European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) have released a new critical report today on terrorism listing, written by Gavin Sullivan…
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Countering Terror or Counter-Productive? Comparing Irish and British Muslim Experiences of Counter-insurgency
This report is a record of, and reflection on, two days of…
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CIA prisoner interrogation
Articles
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Former Guantánamo prisoner Adel Al-Gazzar is freed in Egypt after six months in custody
When looking at the stories of the released Guantánamo prisoners, one of the most tragic individual stories of last year was that…
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Land of the free, home of the detained
On 21st January 2009 the world’s eyes were turned to the White…
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Justice department lawyers play role in Guantanamo
Anyone watching the recent court proceedings in the military commissions at Guantanamo…
For the Victims
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Caged gems
Haunting poetry written from prison by Talha Ahsan deserves to be widely read.
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Justice for Janjua
Sadness engulfed my heart when I last assisted Amina Janjua in her…
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My Pakistan Day Resolution: PRISONER NO: 313
Amina Masood Janjua's fight for justice continues through her personal struggle in…
Recommended
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How could Britain ban books in the 21st century? Islam & Life
In August 1966, Egyptian Islamist thinker and writer Sayyid Qutb was convicted in Cairo of conspiring against the state.
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Guantánamo at 10: The rise and rise of US exceptionalism and the downfall of human rights
Arzu Merali looks at the significance of the notorious prison camp
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From Guantánamo to Palau: Exchanging one prison for another
Ahmad Tourson spent eight years in Guantánamo as an innocent man. Then,…
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The Burning question: What have we learned from Guantanamo Bay?
With James Yee (former US army Muslim chaplain at Guantanamo) and Moazzam Begg
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Annual lecture with Moazzam Begg - Indian Muslim Welfare Society
Effective campaigning to bring about…
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Stage production: Guantánamo Boy
Launch of stage production based…
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PRESS LAUNCH: Laa Tansa: Never Forget
Cageprisoners launch LAA TANSA: NEVER…
What's New
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Urgent Appeal: Support Mohammed El Gharani—the youngest prisoner ever held in Guantánamo.
We are making an urgent appeal to support Mohammed El Gharani—the youngest prisoner ever held in Guantánamo
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How could Britain ban books in the 21st century? Islam & Life
In August 1966, Egyptian Islamist thinker and writer Sayyid Qutb was convicted…
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Urgent appeal: Former Guantanamo detainee, Abdel Aziz Nadji, sentenced to prison in Algeria
Abdel Aziz Nadji was held in Guantanamo for 8 years without charge…
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David Cameron calls for the reform of the European Court of Human Rights: His dangerous doublespeak fails Muslims, and fails to honour the memory of the Holocaust
In his speech on Wednesday calling for the reform of the European…
Blog
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#GTMO10YRS: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
Let me put this into perspective. How much have you achieved, seen, lost and felt in the last ten years?
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Dark Times in a Western “Democracy”
The very same afternoon that the Tarek Mehanna verdict was announced, I was…
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How ‘Terminator’ influenced the US military’s strategy under the ‘War on Terror’ - the stark realities of drone warfare
The U.S Military terminology for a successful kill of ‘suspected’ combatants or…