Sami Al Haj

Al Jazeera Journo Held At Gitmo For Six Years So He Could Be Questioned About Network

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 06.25.2011

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An Al Jazeera journalist was held at Guantanamo Bay for six years partially so he could be interrogated about the network, according to one of the fil...

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Guantanamo Justice Center: Ex-Detainees Launch Gitmo Inmates' Rights Group

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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GENEVA — Former Guantanamo Bay detainees have launched an organization to help released inmates return to normal life and to lobby for the relea...

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Sami Al-Haj: Al Jazeera Journo Imprisoned At Gitmo To Sue George Bush

The Guardian | Posted 05.25.2011

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An al-Jazeera journalist who was imprisoned in Guantánamo Bay plans to launch a joint legal action with other detainees against former US president G...

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Judge Orders Release from Guantanamo of Al-Qaeda Torture Victim

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Worthington

In over three years of researching and reporting about the prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, I learned that many of the men were "Mickey Mouse" prisoners, with no connection to terrorism whatsoever.

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1 In 10 Gitmo Detainees Weighs Less Than 112 Pounds

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Guantánamo's Hidden History: Shocking Statistics of Starvation" is a report I've compiled for Cageprisoners analyzing the weight records for prisone...

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Guantanamo's Long-Term Hunger Striker Should Be Sent Home

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Worthington

Ahmed Zuhair, a 35-year old Saudi prisoner at Guantánamo -- and a father of ten -- has been on a hunger strike since June 2005, at the start of a fra...

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Two 50 Year Olds Are Released From Guantanamo

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Worthington

Like at least 120 other prisoners seized in Pakistan, their long imprisonment never had anything to do with al-Qaeda or the war in Afghanistan.

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