Guantanamo Bay
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Torture is not limited to CIA black sites – it’s alive in South Africa’s prisons
Unlike the US, it is not foreigners that are subjected to torture and cruel treatment, but South Africans
9/11: It’s all I’ve ever known
Aaron White was six years old in New York City when the Towers fell. For the lucky ones, life just moved on
‘Before Night Falls’: Reinaldo Arenas breaks down (in) Fidel Castro’s Cuba
Reinaldo Arenas’s memoir reveals the contradiction of a revolutionary society ruled by an autocrat
Ex-Guantanamo detainee denied entry to South Africa
Former Guantanamo prisoner Jihad Diyab, relocated in Uruguay, is looking for another country to live in.
Man held at Guantánamo for 13 years a case of mistaken identity
Mustafa al-Aziz al-Shamiri was low-level Islamist foot soldier, not an al-Qaeda courier and trainer as had been believed.
South Africa could offer a lifeline to freed Guantanamo detainees
Prisoners were kept in tiny, dark cells … when they refused to eat they were force-fed through the nose or rectum
Obama strikes defiant tone in State of the Union Address
US President Barack Obama warned the Republican-led Congress to end their resistance to higher taxes on the wealthy, saying he won’t back down.
US plans evening force-feeds for fasting Guantánamo detainees
After pleas from Islamic leaders, the US says it will respect Ramadan by trying to force-feed detainees observing the fast only at night.
Force-feeding and torture, yet Guantánamo still open
Allegations of inmates being force-fed in Guantánamo reveal Obama and Cameron have been talking a lot and doing very little to close the facility.
Yemen: Obama must follow Guantanamo promise with action
Yemen gave a qualified welcome on Sunday to US president Barack Obama’s promise to lift a ban on repatriating Yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo Bay.
Obama to take new look at war on terror
Barack Obama will renew his failed vow to close Guantanamo Bay and argue his drone war is legal and just.
Obama vows to close Guantanamo amid hunger strike
Barack Obama has promised to take action to close the controversial prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.
September 11 hearings to address torture claims
Five men detained in connection with the September 11 attacks will appear at a military court, where lawyers aim to address claims they were tortured.
Bin Laden’s cook returns from Guantanamo Bay
The former cook of slain al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden has returned to his native Sudan after his release from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
US kept UK in the dark over terrorist plot details
The CIA has reportedly held back data from MI5 and MI6 in retaliation for a UK court disclosing details of a Briton held in Guantánamo Bay.