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...
Glimpse of a WWII POW camp
"Rare footage showing life in British prisoner of war camp is going on display at a new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester. There were over 1000 prisoner of war camps in Britain from World War II, but few moving pictures remain. Graham Satchell reports....
U.S. to Release Prisoner From Guantanamo Bay
What this article doesn't say is how this man was tortured. How he was tied by his wrist with leather straps and hung by them for a week at a time. Or how his genitals were mutilated while he was in custody of this...
Civilian refugees imprisoned in internment camps in Vauvuniyaa
Civilian refugees imprisoned in internment camps in Vauvuniyaa [TamilNet, Thursday, 12 February 2009, 11:55 GMT] The civilian refugees who either fled the war zone or caught by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) are denied not only the freedom of movement to go out of the buildings in...
On the trail of US torture
The case of Binyam Mohamed who is currently held by US authorities at Guantanamo has been big news in the UK this week as the US allegedly put pressure on the UK courts not to release information about...
Actor Patrick McGoohan dies
Prisoner and Braveheart star Patrick McGoohan has died at the age of 80.The Emmy award winning actor died in Los Angeles after a short illness. The news was confirmed by his son-in-law, film producer Cleve...
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...
Bush Pardons 14 and Commutes 2 Prison Sentences; More Expected
George Bush announced the pardons of 14 individuals and commuted 2 prison sentences today, and many more are expected to receive the same breaks before the president concludes his term on January...
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