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Guantánamo
Prisoners Stage Hunger Strikes Worldwide
Attorney Michael Ratner on the 30,000 California prisoners on hunger-strike and their solidarity with prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to the occupied territories of Palestine.
Inside Gitmo Military Commissions
Adam Hudson: Despite potential closing of Gitmo prison, the culture of indefinite detention is institutionalized in the military.
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Guantanamo Reports 106 Captives Still on Hunger Strike
The figure of hunger strikers has only risen since the military acknowledged the protest in March.
Guantanamo and Permanent War: The View From Camp X-Ray
If there's anything that serves as an appropriate metaphor for American permanent war, it's Camp X-Ray.
Five “High-Value” Guantanamo Detainees Improperly Presumed Guilty
Everyone charged with a crime under US law is to be presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. But June pre-trial hearings in the cases of five men charged …
Military Commission Pre-Trial Hearings for Alleged 9/11 “Plotters” Focus on Gitmo Conditions
Victims and families of victims of 9-11 attended last week's hearings.
Pretrial Hearings of 5 Suspects in 9/11 Face Challenge of Torture-Obtained Evidence
Pretrial hearings for five alleged terrorists behind 9/11 are ongoing, but evidence of their guilt may be compromised if reports that much of it was obtained by various torture …
Guantanamo Prisoner Al-Nashiri’s Case Demonstrates Unfairness of Military Commissions
Attorney Marjorie Cohn analyzes the legal issues raised by the Al-Nashiri pretrial hearings in Guantanamo last week and concludes that the new, improved military commissions can still put someone …
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Contention and Confusion in Guantanamo Pre-Trial Hearings for Al-Nashiri Military Commissions
Ongoing military commission hearings at Guantanamo Bay expose striking differences in defendants' rights and public transparency from usual federal court proceedings.
Americans On Long-Term Hunger Strike to Close Gitmo Prison
In interview with former president of Veterans for Peace, Elliott Adams on his hunger strike in solidarity with prisoners in Guantanamo Bay.