US Senator introduces Guantanamo habeas corpus bill
US Senator Lindsey Graham has introduced a bill to create rules and guidelines for legal challenges brought by future Guantanamo Bay detainees and enemy combatants captured by US forces.
UK government to overhaul interrogation policy
The British government indicated Monday that it will issue a new set of regulations regarding the use of information obtained via torture.
US, EU reach deal to access suspected terrorists' financial information
The EU agreed Monday to give the US access to bank data in order to track the finances of suspected terrorists.
Russia president signs bill expanding secret police powers
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev [news archive] on Thursday signed into law a bill that will grant controversial new powers to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), the Russian Federation's successor to the former USSR's KGB.
Spain judge orders arrest of US troops suspected of shooting journalist in Iraq
Spanish National Court Judge Santiago Pedraz issued an arrest warrant Thursday for three US troops suspected of gunning down Spanish journalist Juse Couso [news archive] in Iraq.
Algeria court indicts ex-Guantanamo detainee
The Algerian prosecutor's office said Monday that former Guantanamo Bay detainee Aziz Abdul Naji had been indicted, but did not specify the charges.
Events
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An evening of unity: HHUGS charity dinner
Ramadan charity evening with speakers Sheikh Zahir Mahmood, Uthman Lateef and Moazzam Begg
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Islam in Britain: reflections on recent events
Panel discussion on recent events…
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Complicity: Europe colludes with the torture of its own citizens
UK premiere of new documentary…
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Travelling while Muslim
What's New
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Forgotten in Iraq: More than four months on hunger strike
The story of Shawki Omar Ahmad, detained without charge and tortured at the hands of American forces for seven years, is…
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Miscarriages of Justice - Victoria Brittain
Guilty until proven innocent: how to pre-convict and pre-punish an American Muslim
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Travelling While Muslim: Cageprisoners launches campaign against airport harassment
Cageprisoners launch website to detail the human misery behind “Schedule 7” stops…
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Exclusive: Michael Adebolajo friend arrested at BBC requests investigation into MI5 role in torture and harassment
In an interview to the BBC, Abu Nusaybah revealed that his friend…
Blog
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Help Lynne Stewart, civil rights lawyer for Muslim defendants, stay alive
Lynne Stewart is a prominent civil rights lawyer who’s now facing the prospect of death on the inside.
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How your Schedule 7 swab could help get your family arrested
Have you ever been swabbed under Schedule 7 or in any criminal…
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Why haven't you signed the Shaker Aamer petition?
What do you see when you read the name? I often…



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