The latest release, of two Pakistanis never charged with a crime, reduced the detainee population of the once-sprawling prison complex to 32.
Tag: Detainees
Freed Guantánamo Prisoner Has Big Dreams for a New Life in Belize
Majid Khan, a “high-value detainee” at Guantánamo Bay, was released last week after two decades of social isolation.
Pentagon Lifts Trump-Era Ban on Release of Guantánamo Prisoners’ Art
The Trump administration called detainee art U.S. government property and halted most releases. Lawyers never mounted an intellectual property case.
For Families and Detainees in Russian-Occupied Areas, a Grim Wait
After Russia’s retreat from Kherson city, Ukrainians in other occupied areas of the south had expectations of quickly regaining their freedom. But those hopes have been dashed.
They Won Guantánamo’s Supreme Court Cases. Where Are They Now?
The three former Guantánamo prisoners who defeated George W. Bush at the Supreme Court in landmark cases are ensconced in family life. We caught up with two of them. One is a home-heating serviceman in central England; the other is an Uber driver in th…
Taliban Release 2 Americans Detained in Afghanistan
One of the Americans being held is an independent filmmaker who had been held since August.
33 Pakistani Taliban Militants Killed After Holding Prison Hostage
The attack at a detention center in northwestern Pakistan is the latest in a resurgence in violence from Pakistani Taliban militants in recent months.
U.S. Releases Guantánamo’s Oldest Prisoner
Saifullah Paracha, 75, was accused of being a Qaeda sympathizer and was held for two decades. But he was never charged with a crime.
Australians Come Home After Years in ISIS Detention Camp
Dozens more Australians, many of them children, are still being held in Syria, but there is hope that the government will soon sponsor more releases.
Liberated Ukrainians Share Tales of Russian Occupation
With Russian soldiers pushed out of parts of the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian investigators have been overwhelmed with accounts of detentions, torture and missing relatives, as well as collaboration and property theft.