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Former Guantánamo Prisoner Adel Al-Gazzar Is Freed in Egypt After Six Months...

When looking at the stories of the released Guantánamo prisoners, one of the most tragic individual stories of last year was that of Adel al-Gazzar (aka Adel El-Gazzar), a former officer in the...

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To Mark 10 Years of Guantánamo, Stern Magazine Profiles Five Former Prisoners

Last week, when I cross-posted an article written for the 10th anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo by my friend Todd Pierce, I also noted that when I visited the US in January to campaign for the...

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News from Albania: One Ex-Guantánamo Prisoner Becomes A Father, While Another...

In the last week, two Guantánamo stories have emerged from Albania, home to ten former Guantánamo prisoners — all prisoners who could not be safely repatriated after being cleared for release from...

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A Call for 90 Men to be Freed from Guantánamo on the 11th Anniversary of the...

I wrote the following article for the “Close Guantánamo” website, which I established in January with US attorney Tom Wilner. Please join us — just an email address is required to be counted amongst...

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Lawyers Seek Release from Guantánamo of Tariq Al-Sawah, an Egyptian Prisoner...

Two weeks ago, when lawyers in the US Justice Department decided — for the first time — not to contest the habeas corpus petition of a prisoner in Guantánamo, it was a cause for celebration. The man in...

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How the Egyptian Media Has Reported the Story of Tariq Al-Sawah, a Severely...

Last week I reported the story of Tariq al-Sawah, the last Egyptian prisoner in Guantánamo, whose lawyers are seeking his release because “his health is too poor for him to pose any kind of threat.”...

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Progress Towards Closing Guantánamo, As Periodic Review Boards Resume with...

I wrote the following article for the “Close Guantánamo” website, which I established in January 2012 with US attorney Tom Wilner. Please join us — just an email address is required to be counted...

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As Last Egyptian Is Cleared for Release from Guantánamo, Another Yemeni Faces...

I wrote the following article for the “Close Guantánamo” website, which I established in January 2012 with US attorney Tom Wilner. Please join us — just an email address is required to be counted...

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Seriously Ill Egyptian and a Yemeni Freed from Guantánamo in Bosnia and...

On Wednesday, with exactly one year left until the end of Barack Obama’s presidency, two more prisoners were released from Guantánamo, leaving 91 men still held. A third man was supposed to have been...

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Life After Guantánamo: Egyptian in Bosnia, Stranded in Legal Limbo, Seeks...

Please support my work! I’m currently trying to raise $2500 (£2000) to support my writing and campaigning on Guantánamo and related issues over the next three months of the Trump administration.   As...

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