Lawyers for Ahmed Belbacha, Guantánamo prisoner and former UK resident, sue UK government over refusal to disclose evidence of his abuse
Andy Worthington on attempts by lawyers for Ahmed Belbacha to secure vital information in the possession of the British government.
My Life With The Taliban: An Excerpt
An excerpt from the fascinating autobiography of former Taliban government spokesman and ambassador to Pakistan, Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef who spent four years imprisoned in Guantanamo
Exclusive: Moazzam Begg interviews former Guantanamo prisoner, Adel el-Gazzar, in Slovakia
Over the past year the US administration has released around 30 Guantanamo prisoners to several European nations. They include France, Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Albania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Latvia, Georgia and even Cape Verde. Three men were also sent to Slovakia at the beginning of this year as part it’s gesture of solidarity with President Barack Obama's pledge to empty and close the detention centre.
Judge denies habeas petition of Afghan shopkeeper at Guantánamo
EXCLUSIVE: As an Afghan shopkeeper at Guantanamo loses his habeas corpus petition, Andy Worthington asks why, when evidence exists that he was sold by bounty hunters.
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My Name is Ahsan – Public Meeting on Unjust Extradition of British Citizens to the US
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Syria's Zero Hour
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CASABLANCA PRISONERS 9 YEARS ON
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Glasgow: Guantanamo Remembered - 10 years
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Abu Zubaydah, the man justice has forgotten
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Angola 3: A lesson for Muslim causes
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Bush convicted of war crimes: evidence from Cageprisoners' director crucial
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British army 'waterboarded' suspects in 70s
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War on Freedom
It’s clear what’s happened to Muslims in the West – they’re the new enemies of the state. Written by Aviva Stahl
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Close Guantanamo Bay Prison
Since the war on terror began in 2001, 700+ people have been…
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The Afghan Connection: the War on Terror an opiate cash cow
Afghanistan is the world's leading supplier of illegal opiates, trafficked as opium,…