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Detainee on Hunger Strike For 47 Days, To Stop Liquids

Admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:16:11 +0000

by Saed Bannoura Palestinian detainee, Adnan Khader, head of the Islamic Jihad Movement in the West Bank, declared he will be stepping-up his hunger strike that started 47 days ago, by refraining from drinking any sort of liquids. The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) reported Tuesday that the Israeli Prison Administration (IPA) informed...

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Palestinian detainee Khader Adnan at risk of imminent death after 45 days hunger strike

Admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:30:26 +0000

Ali Abunimah Adnan Khader, the head of the Islamic Jihad Movement in the West Bank, talking to the media after a meeting with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Muqata in the West Bank town of Ramallah June 28, 2005. (Mushir Abdelrahman / Maan Images) PHR’s release (below) states that the Israeli

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Adopt a Muslim POW

Admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:19:05 +0000

Description We are working in Pakistan to give support to our prisoner brothers and their deserted families. They are the target of unfairness and hatred, these brothers of our Ummah are behind bars just because “They are Muslims”. They are more beloved in the eyes of Allah no matter how much ppl on earth

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Former Prairie View Muslim Student, scheduled to be sentenced

Admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:18:17 +0000

THE PEACE THRU JUSTICE FOUNDATION 11006 Veirs Mill Rd, STE L-15, PMB 298 Silver Spring, MD. 20902 RABI AL-AWAL 1433 A.H. (February 2, 2012) Assalaamu Alaikum (Greetings of Peace): The American born citizen never met anyone from al-Qaeda. He never spoke of doing physical harm to anyone here or abroad. He

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Your Support is Needed!

Admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:43:35 +0000

First please let me express my deep gratitude – Jazak’Allah Khair to those of you who have donated! Your generosity is very much appreciated! The amount for the post office box and the server has now been reached alhamdulillah! The struggle isn’t over yet, but it’s greatly reduced! freedetainees.org is in...

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Senator opposes release of Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay

Admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:23 +0000

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Top U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday called for detention or heavy surveillance of Taliban detainees under consideration for release from Guantanamo Bay as a “confidence building” measure, while the vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence...

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Zazi’s Father Faces 40 Years For Obstructing Investigation

Admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:16:49 +0000

A hearing is under way in New York to sentence the father of a convicted terrorist with ties to Colorado. A federal jury convicted Mohammed Wali Zazi of obstructing the investigation into his son, Najibullah Zazi. The elder Zazi faces 40 years for deliberately misleading investigators about his son’s plot to bomb New York

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After ten years of terror, what does the future hold for Guantanamo Bay?

Admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:55:08 +0000

By Graeme Green As the Guantanamo Bay detention centre passes its tenth anniversary, Metro investigates what the future holds for the controversial facility, which continues to hold one Briton and was set up in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks… I have said repeatedly that I intend to close Guantanamo and I will follow

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Medical board for Aafia demanded

Admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:49:20 +0000

DR Fouzia Siddiqui, sister of Dr Aafia who is a Pakistani citizen and imprisoned in the US, has called for the setting up of an independent impartial medical board in the light of the memo received by Pakistani embassy regarding the ailment of Aafia. She also demanded suo motu by the Supreme Court over the

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Prisoner release on cards to restart peace talks between Israel, Palestine

Admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:44:28 +0000

By Nasouh Nazzal Plan to deport Barghouti to Amman as Israel refuses his return to West Bank Ramallah The possible deportation of Fatah leaders serving life imprisonment in Israeli jails is the key hurdle in reaching a deal between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators at the Amman exploratory meetings to secure an extension to the Quartet

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US Resolves to Deal with Non-Afghan Nationals at Bagram Prison

Admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:12:37 +0000

By: David Dayen The focus on Guantanamo over the past couple years has been misplaced. In fact, the number of detainees there has been dissipating somewhat. The detainees at Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan, by contrast, have exploded, with detainees captured throughout the world moved over to Bagram – and shielded from any habeas

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Delay of Guantanamo Bay Closure Incites Protests

Admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:09:05 +0000

By Rosalinda Diaz Human rights activists marched from the White House to the Supreme Court building earlier this month to protest the perpetually delayed closure of the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay. The group demonstrated against President Obama’s failure to uphold his original campaign promise to shut down the facility upon his...

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North Carolina terror suspect plotted to kill witnesses: FBI

Admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:54:19 +0000

FD Editor’s Note: More accusations… Hysen Sherifi had brother hire hit man for $5,000, authorities say IHysen Sherifi and five other men who federal prosecutors accuse of plotting holy war overseas from their North Carolina homes will remain jailed until trial because they are dangerous and may flee, a federal judge ruled in...

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Free the Muslim Aseer (Prisoners)

Admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:51:57 +0000

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Guantanamo Remembered:10 Years – Chat with Panel (full length)

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Guantanamo commander summoned to testify in court

Admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:31:26 +0000

Jane Sutton Reuters GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) – A U.S. military judge ordered the commander of the Guantanamo detention camp to testify on Tuesday about orders he gave that limit the mail prisoners can receive from their lawyers. The dispute about the handling of confidential legal correspondence pits military...

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A Documentary Makes the Case Against Torture by Interviewing the Tortured

Admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:25:57 +0000

By Noah Berlatsky America wants to forget the abuses of Guantanamo and the like, but Beneath the Blindfold shows that the consequences of brutal interrogations linger for a long time. Beneath the Blindfold “Didn’t he get the memo that we’re not relitigating the past?” That’s what Rahm Emanuel reportedly...

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Guantanamo and the Death Penalty: Two Terrible Ideas Come Together

Admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:20:19 +0000

The military commission hearing in the case of Abd al-Rahim Hussayn Muhammad al-Nashiri (pronounced al-NAH-shiri) beginning today will once again put on the world stage two of the worst U.S. ideas: Guantánamo and the death penalty. The hearing takes place in Guantánamo — bad idea number one — where al-Nashiri has been detained for

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Life sentences for young US Muslims convicted of vague terrorism conspiracy by “sleeping” jury

Iya — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:03:47 +0000

Submitted by maureen on Sat, 01/14/2012 – 20:46 @SYKailani Sarah KailaniOld family friend/ brother’s childhood bestfriend sentenced to 32 years in prison for acts of terrorism.. When he is totally innocent.. Jan 13 via Twitter for iPhoneFavoriteRetweetReply @SYKailani Sarah KailaniI despise the American judicial...

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5 Ridiculous Things You Probably Believe About Islam

Admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:47:02 +0000

By: Jacopo della Quercia A conservative commentator recently made headlines by claiming 10 percent of all of the world’s Muslims are terrorists. An amazing claim, considering that equals 150 million terrorists and if each were to pull off an attack killing just 40 people, they could...

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US judge to sentence 3 men in NC terror ring

Iya — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:42:10 +0000

NEW BERN, N.C. (AP) – Three men face the possibility of life in prison for joining a North Carolina terrorism ring that federal agents said plotted attacks on the U.S. Marine Corps base at Quantico and foreign targets. Mohammad Omar Aly Hassan, Ziyad Yaghi and Hysen Sherifi were convicted after a month-long trial that started

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3 Muslim men to be sentenced in N.C. terrorism case

Iya — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:17:22 +0000

By ANNE BLYTHE - McClatchy Newspapers RALEIGH, N.C. - Three young Muslim men are scheduled to appear in federal court Friday, facing the possibility of the stiffest sentences ever in a North Carolina case of what prosecutors have described as “homegrown terrorism.” Mohammad Omar Aly Hassan, 22; Ziyad Yaghi, 21; and...

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Guantanamo Bay: 10 Years Later, What Do Americans Know About Detention Camp?

Admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:29:55 +0000

By Ashley Portero Ten years after President George W. Bush opened the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention camp, it’s hard to say what the average American actually knows about what is possibly the most infamous military prison in the world. Although it currently houses 171 prisoners, almost 800 suspected terrorists have been detained at the

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The ‘disturbing’ video of Marines urinating on Taliban corpses

Admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:14:09 +0000

Just as diplomats prepare to jumpstart peace talks, an “utterly deplorable” clip sparks a crisis in Afghanistan A video that leaked leaked online this week appears to show four uniformed U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of three Taliban fighters. SEE ALL 58 PHOTOS Best Opinion: Baltimore Sun, Gawker, Wired...

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‘Israeli settlers using army tactics’

Admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:05:36 +0000

An essential political activist says Israeli settlers have adopted a systematic method of attacking the Palestinian people, mimicking the same methods used by the brutal Israeli government. Moreover, Palestinians and human rights groups have accused Israeli authorities of turning a blind eye to settler violence against Palestinians and say...

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Britain to probe whether its spies turned over pair to Libya

Admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:01:22 +0000

REPORTING FROM LONDON — Scotland Yard will investigate whether British spies facilitated the abduction of two Libyan men who were allegedly shipped back to their homeland and tortured there by the late dictator Moammar Kadafi’s regime, authorities announced Thursday. One of the men, Abdel-Hakim Belhaj, is now head of the Tripoli Military...

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Guantanamo Bay represents a legacy of shame for US

Admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:55:19 +0000

Jacob Silverman If you want to understand Guantánamo in the age of the War on Terror, you need to understand it in the age of Clinton and Bush Senior. In the early 1990s, the American naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, became home to thousands of refugees fleeing from Haiti. Parts of the base were

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Guantanamo defence lawyers rebel against efforts to monitor mail

Admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:46:02 +0000

Washington – Military attorneys representing Guantanamo detainees are to stop exchanging mail with their clients in rebellion against a commander’s order to authorize reading of privileged attorney-client mail, the Washington Post reported Thursday.Marine Corps Colonel Jeffrey Colwell, the lead military defence counsel at the...

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Young US Muslims face sentencing for material support conspiracy so vague, government can’t even say what terrorists they intended to support

Iya — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:44:10 +0000

Submitted by maureen A trip to the Middle East made by Ziyad Yaghi (left) and Omar Aly Hassan was the focus of terrorism-related charges against the two North Carolina men. (freeziyadyaghi.com) This Friday 23-year-old Ziyad Yaghi and his co-defendant, Omar Aly Hassan, also 23, both convicted terrorism-related charges, will...

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It Could Be You: The Sad Story of Jose Padilla, Tortured and Denied Justice | Andy Worthington [Digg]

Digg — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:15:50 PDT

The most important story most Americans don't care about is that of US citizen Jose Padilla, the "dirty bomber" who wasn't, who was tortured as an "enemy combatant" by George W. Bush, then tried without his torture being mentioned, convicted, and given a 17-year sentence for little more than a thought crime. Now an appeals court has vacated his sentence, arguing, incredibly, that it was not severe enough.

From Jihadism to Crusade-ism « freedetainees.org [Digg]

Digg — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:58:48 PDT

From Jihadism to Crusade-ism

Writing To Muslim Detainee Talha Ahsan « freedetainees.org [Digg]

Digg — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:36:05 PDT

Writing To Muslim Detainee Talha Ahsan

Michael Mansfield Defends Students’ Right to Protest, Criticizes Heavy Policing and Draconian Sentencing | Andy Worthington [Digg]

Digg — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 09:28:56 PDT

Following prison sentences for student protestors in last year's campaign against the government's assault on university funding, Michael Mansfield QC has criticized the drive towards scapegoating protestors by government, the police and the judiciary, expressing understandable alarm about the erosion of civil liberties and the right to protest.

SAVE SHAKER AAMER CAMPAIGN (SSAC) « freedetainees.org [Digg]

Digg — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:01:07 PDT

SAVE SHAKER AAMER CAMPAIGN (SSAC)

A treachery under Rawalpindi sky (the true story of capturing of Abu Musaab Al-Suri) « freedetainees.org [Digg]

Digg — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:31:47 PDT

A treachery under Rawalpindi sky (the true story of capturing of Abu Musaab Al-Suri)

WikiLeaks and the Guantánamo Prisoners Released from 2002 to 2004 (Part Five of Ten) | Andy Worthington [Digg]

Digg — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 04:07:17 PDT

Here's the fifth part of a ten-part series adding new information to the stories of 114 Guantanamo prisoners released between 2002 and September 2004, drawing on and analyzing the classified military documents released by WikiLeaks in April -- Afghans, Pakistanis, a Russian, a Frenchman and a Brit.

Oslo Terrorist Anders Behring Breivik Manifesto « freedetainees.org [Digg]

Digg — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 12:27:20 PDT

Oslo Terrorist Anders Behring Breivik Manifesto

Witness saw teen beaten in Syrian jail « freedetainees.org [Digg]

Digg — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:14:46 PDT

Inside a filthy detention center in Damascus, eight or nine interrogators repeatedly bludgeoned a skinny teenager whose hands were bound and who bore a bullet wound on the left side of his chest. They struck his head, back, feet and genitals until he was left on the floor of a cell, bleeding from his ears and crying out for his mother and father to help him.

'Fast & Furious' could put the heat on Holder | Politicallore.com/blog [Digg]

Digg — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:37:58 PDT

The media chatter this week in Washington is all about the battle of the debt ceiling, but the real ticking time bomb, according to New York Post columnist

Other Greek Consulates to Call & E-Mail « USTOGAZA [Digg]

Digg — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:15:45 PDT

ACTION - Demand Greece Allow Flotilla through!

Rights Groups Tell Obama: Reward Those Who Opposed America’s Use of Torture in the “War on Terror” | Andy Worthington [Digg]

Digg — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:26:32 PDT

Here's a cross-post of a letter to President Obama from the ACLU, PEN and 8 other groups asking him to honor the officials and lawyers who opposed the use of torture, plus two accompanying articles and a link to a petition that readers can sign, which is useful and important in the run-up to the UN International Day in Support of the Victims of Torture (on June 26).

During Obama’s UK Visit, Shaker Aamer’s Children – and Campaigners – Call for His Return from Guantánamo | Andy Worthington [Digg]

Digg — Thu, 26 May 2011 05:44:33 PDT

To coincide with President Obama's state visit to the UK, the children of Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in Guantanamo, appeal for their father's return from the prison, and campaigners send a letter to David Cameron calling on him to raise Shaker's return with the President.

Forner Guantánamo Prisoner Khaled Ben Mustapha Interviewed by Cageprisoners | Andy Worthington [Digg]

Digg — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:02:32 PDT

Here's a cross-post of a fascinating interview with French citizen and former Guantanamo prisoner Khaled Ben Mustapha, originally published on Cageprisoners, providing excellent insights into how prisoners were bought, how they were abused at Guantanamo, and the role of the French government.

The 9/11 Indictment: The Case We Would Have Seen In New York Had A Federal Court Trial Proceeded | Andy Worthington [Digg]

Digg — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:11:11 PDT

Here, with commentary, is the indictment against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other men accused of involvement in the 9/11 attacks - posted here for posterity's sake, and also to demonstrate the role of this indictment in a history dating back to 1993, and successful federal court terrorist trials.