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Father of Freed US Soldier: “Nobody Can Relate to Guantánamo Prisoners More Than Our Family”
Bowe Bergdahl, the last known American prisoner of war in Afghanistan, has been freed in a prison swap with the Taliban five years after his capture.
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When American Mainstream Media Is Amiss From Guantanamo
In the 365 days since President Obama's second promise to close Guantanamo, he appointed two envoys to deal with the closure of Guantanamo and has lifted the ban against …
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Three Things You Can Do Today to Participate in the Campaign to Close Guantanamo
“We are inviting you to join WAT's Friday Fast for Justice. If you join the fast, we would ask you to: fast on Friday, in any form you like.”
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Guantánamo Force-Feeding: The Re-Sanctioning of Torture
A recent federal court decision re-sanctions the force-feeding of hunger strikers at the Guantanamo prison, a practice that inflicts long-term injuries and constitutes torture.
“Bush’s Fourth Term Continues”: Guantanamo, Torture, Secret Renditions; Indefinite Detention
New drama rocks the Guantanamo military commissions as the potential release of a Senate report on the CIA torture program could influence the commissions' future and reveal previously unknown …
Guantánamo Force-Feeding Causing Agony, Says US Judge
The US governmentu2019s policy of abusive force-feeding at Guantu00e1namo Bay is causing “agony” to prisoners, a federal judge said last night.
The Punishment for Being Yemeni at Guantanamo
Join CCR to demand the closure of Guantanamo and to build opposition to both this prison and to all sites of unjust US detentions.
Force-Feeding Caused Guantanamo Prisoner to Vomit Blood, New Court Documents Reveal
New documents filed with the federal courts in Washington DC as part of an ongoing case concerning the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo have revealed that one detainee contracted …
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Standing Up, One Year Later: President Obama’s Broken Foreign Policy Promises
The President's speech included a profound assertion that "from our use of drones to the detention of terrorist suspects, the decisions we are making will define the type of …
New Revelations About Guantánamo “Suicides”
There has never been an impartial and effective investigation into the deaths, and the heavily-redacted version of the military investigation the government was compelled to release is riddled with …