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23 Jun 2016, 10:50 am by Rishabh Bhandari, David Hopen
Benjamin Wittes dissected a New York Times editorial calling for the closure of Guantanamo Bay. [read post]
22 Jun 2016, 9:20 am by Benjamin Wittes
Published on Monday under the headline, "The Broken Promise of Closing Guantanamo," the editorial begins with the anodyne observation that closing Guantanamo was not a source of controversy between the major party candidates eight years ago: Eight years ago, presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama agreed on one issue: It was time to shut down the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. [read post]
21 Jun 2016, 12:41 pm by Rishabh Bhandari, David Hopen
Attorney General Loretta Lynch is opposing a White House-backed proposal to allow Guantanamo Bay prisoners to plead guilty to terrorism charges in federal court via video conference. [read post]
17 Jun 2016, 12:15 pm by Rishabh Bhandari, Cody M. Poplin
New details about Omar Mateen capture a life of violent outbursts that culminated in the tragedy of Orlando. [read post]
16 Jun 2016, 12:00 pm by Rishabh Bhandari, David Hopen
The United Nations yesterday said that the Islamic State is committing war crimes including genocide against the Yazidi community in Iraq and Syria,  according to a report reviewed by the Associated Press. [read post]
15 Jun 2016, 2:22 pm by Rishabh Bhandari
  Reuters tells us that Noor Salman, the wife the shooter who killed 49 people in Orlando, knew about her husband, Omar Mateen’s, plans and may face criminal charges. [read post]
13 Jun 2016, 12:49 pm by Cody M. Poplin, Rishabh Bhandari
Information continues to flow in today as law enforcement and intelligence officials release new details about the horrific mass shooting that took place in Orlando just over 24 hours ago. [read post]
9 Jun 2016, 11:36 am by Rishabh Bhandari, David Hopen
The Washington Post tells us that after two Palestinian attackers gunned down four Israelis last night in a crowded Tel Aviv market, Israel has deployed more troops to the West Bank and frozen 83,000 permits for Palestinians to enter Israel. [read post]
7 Jun 2016, 5:20 am by Francesca Procaccini
The morning session will be dedicated to hearing testimony from Gouled Hassan Dourad, a Somali detainee housed in Camp VII in Guantanamo Bay alongside the five accused. [read post]
6 Jun 2016, 4:20 pm by Francesca Procaccini
As background: the Navy investigated a possible link between time spent at the Guantanamo Bay naval base and an increased likelihood of developing cancer. [read post]
6 Jun 2016, 4:14 pm by Zoe Bedell
Harrington, however, agrees with the government that the depositions should be taken at Guantanamo Bay. [read post]
5 Jun 2016, 6:52 pm by Consuella Pachico
Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohamedou Ould Slahi appeared before a secret government tribunal requesting to be released from his detention. [read post]
4 Jun 2016, 7:02 am by Alex R. McQuade
The 9/11 Military Commissions continued down at Guantanamo Bay this week. [read post]
3 Jun 2016, 2:22 pm by Alex R. McQuade
“For the first time in the two years since the leader of Islamic State, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, proclaimed the existence of an ‘Islamic caliphate’ straddling Syria and Iraq, the jihadi group is at real risk of losing much of the territory it holds. [read post]
3 Jun 2016, 8:03 am by Mark Casper
[JURIST] Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohamedou Ould Slahi [NYT materials] appeared before a secret government tribunal on Thursday, seeking to be released from his detention. [read post]
2 Jun 2016, 6:55 am by Clara Spera
Session One After a brief hiatus, the 9/11 military commissions kicked back in action on Memorial Day. [read post]
1 Jun 2016, 2:34 pm by Alex R. McQuade
” A “prosecutor asked a judge Tuesday to allow public testimony at Guantanamo Bay this fall from some people who had family members killed in the September 11 terrorist attack, saying otherwise they may not live long enough to be heard. [read post]
1 Jun 2016, 11:00 am
Mohamedou Slahi has been unlawfully detained for 14 years at Guantánamo Bay and is the author of a best-selling book about the ordeal he suffered there. [read post]
31 May 2016, 1:13 pm by Alex R. McQuade
“A human catastrophe is unfolding in Fallujah,” says Jan Egeland, the head of the Norwegian Refugee Council. [read post]
29 May 2016, 9:09 am by Susan Hennessey
Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins issued the following statement over the weekend: CHIEF PROSECUTOR MARK MARTINS REMARKS AT GUANTANAMO BAY 28 MAY 2016 Good evening. [read post]