Omar Assad, 78, had hoped to see his children in the U.S. one more time. Instead he died after being detained by Israeli soldiers.
Tag: Detainees
Palestinian Prisoner’s Hunger Strike Leads to Deal for Release
A Palestinian accused of plotting to kill Israelis went on a hunger strike to protest his imprisonment without trial. Fearing unrest, Israel agreed to release him.
France Refused to Repatriate a Sick Woman Who Joined the Islamic State. She Died.
A Frenchwoman died of health complications in a detention camp in Syria on Tuesday, her lawyer said. She had repeatedly asked to be repatriated to treat severe diabetes.
Mass Detentions of Civilians Fan ‘Climate of Fear’ in Ethiopia
An ethnically motivated detention campaign largely targeting Ethiopians of Tigrayan descent threatens to further unravel Africa’s second-most populous country a year into a civil war.
U.S. Military Jury Condemns Terrorist’s Torture and Urges Clemency
Seven senior officers rebuked the government’s treatment of an admitted terrorist in a handwritten letter from the jury room at Guantánamo Bay.
Two More Guantánamo Detainees Are Approved for Release
A board has now backed the release of 12 out of the 39 men remaining at the prison, but U.S. diplomats must first reach security agreements with destination countries.
Freed From Guantánamo, but Still in Limbo 15 Years Later
Abu Bakker Qassim, a Uyghur from China, was dumped in Albania after the U.S. concluded he was not a terrorist, as Chinese authorities had maintained. The only country that wants him is China.
Huawei Executive Meng Wanzhou Is Set to Be Released
Ms. Meng will return to China in exchange for admitting some wrongdoing in a sanctions violation case as part of an agreement with U.S. prosecutors.
The Legacy of America’s Post-9/11 Turn to Torture
Twenty years after the attacks, the United States is still grappling with the consequences of brutal interrogations carried out in the name of national security.
Biden Administration Transfers Its First Detainee From Guantánamo Bay
The Biden team picked up where the Obama administration left off with the repatriation of a Moroccan man, reducing the prison population to 39.