Politics Aug 30 Bali bomb case starts in Guantanamo 18 years after capture Indonesian prisoner Encep Nurjaman, known as Hambali, and two Malaysians began their arraignment Monday before a military commission. The charges include murder, conspiracy and terrorism. By Ben Fox, Associated Press
Politics Feb 01 Trump signed an executive order to keep the Guantanamo Bay prison open. Will anything change? President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he had signed an executive order to keep the Guantanamo Bay prison open, but the move might bring about all that much change. By Saher Khan
Politics Dec 20 Watch 5:47 Inside Obama’s final push to transfer Guantanamo detainees According to a New York Times report, the Obama administration has notified Congress of its plans to transfer more than a dozen of the 59 prisoners who remain at the Guantanamo Bay detention center before President-elect Trump takes office. Charlie… By PBS NewsHour
World Aug 16 15 detainees transferred out of Guantanamo, leaving 61 The Pentagon announced Monday the transfer of 15 inmates out of the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- its largest transfer yet from the controversial detention facility. By Larisa Epatko
Dec 28 First of 17 detainees to be released from Gitmo next week By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The first of 17 detainees scheduled to be released from the Guantanamo Bay prison in January will be transferred next week, as the Obama administration continues to reduce the population at the controversial detention center, a senior U.S. Continue reading
Nov 10 Congress OKs bill banning Guantanamo detainees from U.S. By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Congress passed a $607 billion defense policy bill Tuesday that bans moving Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United States -- something Barack Obama has been trying to do since he was sworn in as president. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 5:37 U.S. blocks release of hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainee By PBS NewsHour The U.S. government is opposing the release of Guantanamo Bay detainee Tariq Ba Odah, who has been on a hunger strike for eight years and is among the 52 who have been cleared for release from the prison. On Friday,… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 5:26 Dozens of detainees released in 2014, but goal of closing Guantanamo still far off By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Dec 09 Two military psychologists were paid $81 million to develop the CIA’s enhanced interrogation techniques By Laura Santhanam Two military psychologists were contracted by the U.S. government for $180 million to develop the enhanced interrogation tactics within the CIA's Enhanced Interrogation and Detention Program, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Executive Summary revealed after it was released Tuesday. Continue reading