Mocking the law, judges rule that evidence is not necessary to hold insignificant Guantánamo prisoners for the rest of their lives
Andy Worthington laments how a politicized appeals court in the US has destroyed all notion of justice at Guantanamo.
Another desperate letter from Guantánamo by Adnan Latif: "With all my pains, I say goodbye to you"
The latest distressing letter from Guantanamo by Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif, one of 28 Yemenis held as political prisoners.
A cry for help from Guantánamo: Adnan Latif asks, "Who is going to rescue me from the injustice and the torture I am enduring?"
Andy Worthington reveals another desperate letter from Guantanamo by Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif, abandoned by Obama and the law.
POSTPONED: PRESS LAUNCH: Cageprisoners release report on remaining Yemeni Guantanamo detainees
Guantánamo is "a piece of hell that kills everything": A bleak New Year message from Yemeni prisoner Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif
Andy Worthington reveals a distressing letter from Guantanamo by Yemeni prisoner Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif.
Christmas at Guantánamo
Andy Worthington reminds readers of the plight of the Guantanamo prisoners - and, in particular, the Yemeni Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif.
Anwar Al-Awlaqi: Judge rules that President's decision to assassinate US citizens abroad, without due process or explanation, is "judicially unreviewable"
Andy Worthington reports on a US judge's distressing failure to challenge the Obama administration's "targeted killing" programme for US citizens.
Guantánamo and the Wikileaks documents, including Yemeni and Uighur "problems," and praise for Moazzam Begg
Andy Worthington on Wkileaks' revelations of diplomatic horse-trading regarding resettling former Guantanamo prisoners - and praise for Moazzam Begg.
Who are the remaining prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Seven: Captured in Pakistan (3 of 3)
This is the seventh part of an exclusive nine-part series telling the stories of all 174 prisoners in Guantanamo.
Who are the remaining prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Six: Captured in Pakistan (2 of 3)
This is the sixth part of an exclusive nine-part series telling the stories of all 174 prisoners in Guantanamo.
Who are the remaining prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Five: Captured in Pakistan (1 of 2)
This is the fifth part of an exclusive eight-part series telling the stories of all 174 prisoners in Guantanamo.
Who are the remaining prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Four: Captured crossing from Afghanistan into Pakistan (2 of 2)
This is the fourth part of an eight-part series telling the stories of all 174 prisoners in Guantanamo.
Who are the remaining prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Three: Captured crossing from Afghanistan into Pakistan (1 of 2)
This is the third part of an eight-part series telling the stories of all 174 prisoners in Guantanamo.
Who are the remaining prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Two: Captured in Afghanistan (2001)
This is the second article in an eight-part series telling the stories of all 174 prisoners in Guantanamo.
Obama’s hollow Guantánamo apology
Andy Worthington analyzes the half-truths, omissions and mistaken policies revealed in the President's recent discussion of Guantanamo.
Introducing the definitive list of the remaining prisoners in Guantánamo
This eight-part series tells, for the first time, the stories of the 176 men still held in Guantanamo.
Who are the remaining prisoners in Guantánamo? Part One: The “Dirty Thirty”
This is the first of an eight-part series telling the stories of all the prisoners currently held in Guantánamo (176 at the time of writing).
On the 9th anniversary of 9/11, a call to close Guantánamo and to hold accountable those who authorized torture
Nine years after 9/11, President Obama bears considerable responsibility for failing to close Guantanamo or holding accountable President Bush's torturers.
Full panel to decide bin Laden driver's appeal
The Pentagon's war crimes appeals court announced without explanation Friday that the full U.S. Court of Military Commission Review, not a smaller panel, would review the conviction of Osama bin Laden's driver, now free and living in Yemen.
Would Al-Qaeda terrorists really be reading Harry Potter at Guantánamo?
Andy Worthington points out that the reported popularity of Harry Potter at Guantanamo is incompatible with claims that the prison is full of al-Qaeda terrorists.
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War on Freedom
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