Yemeni Detainees Guantanamo

75 Guantanamo Prisoners Cleared for Release; 31 Could Leave Today

Andy Worthington | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics


Andy Worthington

If the rationale for not releasing the Yemenis from Guantánamo was extended to the U.S. prison system, no prisoner would ever be released at the end of their sentence, because prison "might have radicalized" them.

No Escape From Guantanamo: The Latest Habeas Rulings

Andy Worthington | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Andy Worthington

Rulings made by District Court judges in the habeas corpus appeals of prisoners held at Guantánamo seemed to confirm that the courts were uniquely placed to deliver justice to the prisoners.

Yemen A 'Terrorist Shangri-La': WSJ

Wall Street Journal | Posted 06.21.2009 | World


In recent months, Osama bin Laden's ancestral homeland of Yemen has come into its own as al Qaeda's safe haven on the Arabian peninsula. Now a U.S. co...

Guantanamo: A Prison Built On Lies

Andy Worthington | Posted 06.19.2009 | World


Andy Worthington

It is difficult to see how much of the "evidence" against the Gitmo prisoners can be anything other than a tissue of lies extracted through torture, coercion, bribery and exploitation.

Yemeni Guantanamo Detainee Ordered Released By US Judge

AP | NEDRA PICKLER and DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 05.01.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the United States to release a prisoner from the Guantanamo detention center who said he fears f...

Yemeni Detainees Pose Biggest Obstacle to Closing Guantanamo (AUDIO)

Human Rights Watch | Posted 04.30.2009 | World


Human Rights Watch

"No one will hire me because I was at Guantanamo... There is a girl I am interested in, but I can't ask her father for her hand because I don't have bride money or a way to support her," says a former detainee.