Guantánamo

Durbin Introduces Amendment to End 'Legacy of Cruelty' by Closing Guantánamo

"It's time at long last to face reality and... close the detention facility at Guantánamo. Let's put this dark chapter behind us once and for all."

Brett Wilkins · Nov 30, 2021

Assange and the Assurances of US 'Civilized' Torture

Azeezah Kanji · Nov 30, 2021

Protesters denouncing Guantanamo prison outside White House

Gitmo Jurors Liken CIA Torture to Acts by 'Most Abusive Regimes in Modern History'

Andrea Germanos · Nov 1, 2021

'Historic Victory': US Judge Rules Guantánamo Detainee's Imprisonment Illegal

Brett Wilkins · Oct 21, 2021

'This Cannot Happen': Biden DHS Seeks Contractor for Migrant Detention Center at Guantánamo Bay

Jessica Corbett · Sep 22, 2021

Twenty Years After 9/11, 'The Only Way to Effectively Counter Terror Is to End War'

Anti-war voices reflect on two decades of the misguided hubris, failed policies, war profiteering, suffering, and death that resulted from the 2001 attacks.

Brett Wilkins · Sep 11, 2021

We Still Need a Post-9/11 Reckoning

Because as much as American history is about triumphing over hardship, too often it's also been about finding a minority—of religion, of race, of sexuality, of immigration status—to blame for that hardship.

Rana Abdelhamid · Sep 10, 2021

CIA Torture Cover-Up Still Looms Over 9/11 Trials at Guantánamo

"Make no mistake. Covering up torture is the reason that these men were brought to Guantánamo and the continuing cover-up of torture is the reason that indefinite detention at Guantánamo still exists."

Brett Wilkins · Sep 8, 2021

Now That Afghan War Is Over, Close Gitmo—Now

Biden is right to end the forever war in Afghanistan. Now he needs to close the forever prison that it built.

Farrah Hassen · Sep 1, 2021

Activists outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 11, 2017 marking the 15th anniversary of the Guantanamo Bay prison. (Photo: Susan Melkisethian/flickr/cc)

Obama's Election Night From My Cell in Guanatanamo Bay

"How did you all know who won?" guards asked. "Obama called me himself!" one brother said.

Mansoor Adayfi · Aug 15, 2021

Amnesty Follows House Dems' Letter by Imploring Biden to Close Gitmo 'Once and for All'

"This letter, signed by four House committee chairs, should send a clear message to President Biden: He has the political support to swiftly close the detention center at Guantánamo."

Brett Wilkins · Aug 4, 2021

Demonstrators demand the release of Guantanamo Bay prisoners

'39 Men Still Remain': After Prisoner Released, Biden Urged to Close Gitmo Completely

"Bringing an end to two decades of unjust and abusive military detention of Muslim men at Guantánamo is a human rights obligation and a national security necessity," said the ACLU.

Julia Conley · Jul 19, 2021