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BBC: Inmates at U.S Bagram Prison in Afghanistan were beaten
"Earlier this year former detainee, Lakhdar Boumediene, described to ABC News his experiences being abused by U.S. forces at Bagram Airforce base, now more former (released) detainees have come forward. The BBC...
Newsweek Demands Release of Canadian Journalist Held in Iran
Newsweek magazine is demanding the release of a Canadian journalist held in Iran.The CBC reported that Maziar Bahari was taken by a group of men believe to be "security officials" on Sunday from the apartment he share with his mother, according to Newsweek foreign editor... Ex-Gitmo prisoner: US tortured me with needles, IV tubes
Another Gitmo prisoner has come forward to describe the torture he received at Guantanamo Bay. And, no, there was no "ticking bomb" Hollywood-ish scenario this time either. Lakdar Boumediene was never... Obama reverses course on alleged prison abuse photos
" WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama has ordered government lawyers to object to the planned release of additional detainee photos, the White House said Wednesday. ... Former detainees released at JSS Doura
"BAGHDAD - Twenty-two Iraqi men pledged to their sheiks and family members they would abide by the laws of Iraq at a reconciliation ceremony held at Joint Security Station Doura, March 27. The men had been detained... Ex Gitmo guard “ashamed” he participated in detainee abuse
Breandon Neely, who was a guard at Guantanamo when it first opened in 2002 was honorably discharged from the military last year and now leads the Houston chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War. He told Rachel...
created by TheCameraObscura | 39 wks ago | updated 39 wks ago
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Gaza detainee treatment 'inhuman'
War is inhumane. Prisonersare entitled to treatment thatkeeps them safe and providesthem food, water, shelter."Palestinians seized during Israel's operation in Gaza faced "appalling" conditions and "inhuman"... The Newest Fear-Mongering Campaign from the Right
The latest fear-mongering campaign in the U.S. -- this one devoted to scaring Americans that they will be slaughtered if Guantanamo is closed and Terrorism suspects are brought into the U.S. for real trials -- is now in full swing. An UNCONFIRMED story that a former Gitmo... Report Blames Rumsfeld for Detainee Abuses
"Report Blames Rumsfeld for Detainee Abuses By SCOTT SHANE and MARK MAZZETTI Published: December 11, 2008 WASHINGTON — A report released Thursday by leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee said top Bush... Judge fears secret hearings over Guantanamo Bay
The reason court hearings are public is so that there is oversight and accountability; so the government, i.e. those running it, can't throw you in prison forever just on their "say so" without the public being witness to the evidence. It's a hallmark of civilized nations....CIA Torture 101
"If the detainee dies, you're doing it wrong." Thats Torture 101."A senior CIA lawyer advised Pentagon officials about the use of harsh interrogation techniques on detainees at Guantanamo Bay in a meeting in late...Militants attack Kandahar prison with suicide bomb, hundreds of inmates free
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWith the Taliban's latest suicide bombing of a Afghan prison in Kandahar, the Taliban say 600 prisoners are safely back in their home.One can safely assume Canadian...
created by Barry Artiste | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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FBI tried to fight detainee abuse
Some pretty shocking revelations have come out about FBI agents at the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba voicing concerns about torture and possible war crimes being committed there. The report says the...Five at Guantanamo to face capital charges
After many years, it would appear charges are being brought against alleged planners of the 9/11 attacks. "A Pentagon official has formally approved death penalty charges against reputed 9/11 architect Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other men for allegedly conspiring in the...Child Soldier Omar Khadr Has Lord of the Rings Script Taken Away at Guantanam...
Omar Khadr, the Canadian teen who was only 15 when he was taken into custody at Guantanamo bay, was in trouble for nothing less than reading a copy of the lord of the rings script his lawyer had smuggled...
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