World news about “Guantanamo” published by euronews.
Obama renews efforts to shut down Guantanamo Going back to a pledge he made during his first presidential campaign, Barack Obama will try to persuade Congress to close the Guantanamo detention centre… 30/04/2013
Hunger strikers force fed at Guantanamo A hunger strike by inmates at Guantanamo Bay has been going on now for nearly three months. Around 100 of the 166 detainees are refusing food. At least… 29/04/2013
Russians retaliate with “Magnitsky list” of their own Russian relations with America took another turn for the worse on Saturday when the Russian published a retaliatory list banning 18 Americans from visiting… 13/04/2013
Vanishing emails and hunger strikers force Guantanamo back on US agenda Guantanamo is back to haunt US President Barack Obama. Disappearing emails from Pentagon computers have delayed 9/11 suspects’ hearings. Defence lawyers… 12/04/2013
Guantanamo hunger strike numbers soar says prisoner A hunger strike at the US prison camp at Guantanamo has grown to include 130 of the 166 inmates, according to the lawyer for one of the prisoners. Clive… 01/04/2013
Amnesty International protesters mark 10 years of Guantanamo – nocomment Amnesty International staged a demonstration in Brussels, marking ten years since the first 20 detainees arrived at the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 12/01/2012
Lost in Guantanamo: euronews investigates Guantanamo is still open. Two and a half months after January the 22nd, 2010, the closure date announced by Obama when he came to power, euronews has been… 07/04/2010
Last Westerner leaves GuantanamoThe youngest prisoner and last Westerner held in Guantanamo has been sent home to Canada to finish his sentence. Omar Khadr was a fifteen year old fighting… 29/09/2012
Tropical storm Isaac delays Guantanamo hearingsAt Guantanamo bay they were battening down the hatches as tropical storm Isaac approached. The atrocious weather forced the US military to delay the… 23/08/2012
‘9/11 Five’ defy judge at Guantanamo Bay hearingFive men accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks have refused to answer a military judge’s questions during a court hearing at Guantanamo Bay. Khalid Sheikh… 06/05/2012
Guantanamo 9/11 trial opens in chaosThe five men accused of plotting the September 11 attacks in 2001 have deferred entering pleas at their first appearance before a military tribunal in… 06/05/2012
9/11 five face arraignmentKhalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of 9/11, and four alleged co-conspirators are being arraigned today in a special court in Guantanamo… 05/05/2012
US charges 9/11 suspectsThe US has issued formal charges against the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four suspected co-conspirators. The… 04/04/2012
Ten years on and calls continue for “Gitmo” to closeHuman Rights protesters dressed in orange prison-style jumpsuits to demand the closure of Guantanamo Bay on the 10th anniversary of the US military detention… 12/01/2012
Human rights activists protest 10 years of GuantanamoAs the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay reaches the 10-year milestone, human rights organisations in Europe’s major cities took to the streets. In… 11/01/2012
10-year anniversary highlights Obama’s Guantanamo failureIt has been 10 years since the first prisoners arrived at the Guantanamo detention centre in Cuba. A total of 779 prisoners have passed through the naval… 11/01/2012
WikiLeaks unlock Guantanamo cagesWikiLeaks has released more than 700 top secret US military documents, which provide intelligence assessments of nearly all those detained in the infamous… 25/04/2011
US climb down on Guantanamo CampThe alleged and self-confessed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks in 2001, will be tried by a military commission in the prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Four… 05/04/2011
9/11 accused to be tried at GuantanamoThe alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks in 2001, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will be tried by a military commission at Guantanamo Bay along with four other… 04/04/2011
Guantanamo terror suspect cleared of major chargesA US jury has cleared Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani of all but one of over 270 charges linked to the 1998 African embassy bombings. He is the first Guantanamo… 18/11/2010
UK says ex-Guantanamo detainee pay-out will save millionsThe UK government has said its decision to settle out-of-court with a group of ex-Guantanamo detainees will save the British tax payer tens of millions of… 16/11/2010
Ex-Guantanamo detainees tell of tortureDespite US president Barack Obama promising to close Guantanamo within a year upon taking office, the facility in Cuba still remains open. Earlier this… 16/11/2010
UK to pay compensation to ex-Guantanamo inmatesThe UK government is to pay out millions in compensation to a dozen or so men, including former Guantanamo Bay detainees. Binyam Mohamed was one of several… 16/11/2010
Jail deal for Guantanamo’s youngest inmateGuantanamo Bay’s youngest prisoner has been sentenced to 40 years behind bars by an American war crimes tribunal. But Omar Khadr will only serve a maximum… 01/11/2010
Youngest Guantanamo inmate pleads guiltyOne of Guantanamo Bay’s most criticised trials has ended with the Canadian captive Omar Khadr pleading guilty to terrorist charges. Khadr, now 24, was only 15… 26/10/2010
Canadian man pleads guilty at Gitmo trialA Canadian man held in Guantanamo Bay on Monday pleaded guilty to all the charges against him in a trial at the US military base. Omar Khadr admitted to… 25/10/2010
Focus on Guantanamo “juvenile” trialThe human rights credentials of the Obama presidency are under scrutiny today with the trial in Guantanamo of a Canadian-born detainee. Omar Khadr is the… 10/08/2010
Lost in Guantanamo: euronews investigatesGuantanamo is still open. Two and a half months after January the 22nd, 2010, the closure date announced by Obama when he came to power, euronews has been… 07/04/2010
Obama defends 9/11 suspects NY trialDomestic issues dominated Barack Obama’s last day in China. Forced to defend the US government’s decision to move five September 11th conspirators from… 19/11/2009
US to try 9/11 suspects close to Ground ZeroThe Obama administration’s decision to try the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four others in a civilian court in New York, has divided public and… 14/11/2009
Congress agrees Guantanamo inmate moveUS President Barack Obama’s goal of closing Guantanamo Bay prison has moved a step closer after the US Senate passed a bill allowing inmates to be tried on… 21/10/2009
Britain ordered to release ‘torture’ papersThe British government has failed in its legal attempt to prevent the release of details of the alleged torture of a former UK resident. The papers are a… 17/10/2009
Young Afghan released from GitmoOne of the youngest detainees held at Guantanamo Bay has been released and is now home with his family in Afghanistan. According to his lawyers Mohammed… 25/08/2009
EU ready to help resettle Guantanamo ex-detaineesGuantanamo prison – the symbol of the Bush regime’s excesses during the war on terror – Barack Obama pledged to close it down by January 2010. But what of the… 29/06/2009
Guantanamo detainee gets his day in courtThe first of the Guantanamo detainees to be given a civil trial under US law has been brought to New York. Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani pleaded not guilty in… 10/06/2009
Guantanamo detainee in New York for trialThe first Guantanamo detainee to go on trial in the United States is appearing in court in New York. Al Qaeda suspect Ahmed Ghailani has been held at the … 09/06/2009
G8 seeks legal framework to tackle Somali piracyG8 ministers have agreed to strengthen criminal justice systems in poor regions affected by piracy. The lack of legal frameworks for the trial of pirate… 31/05/2009
Obama stays firm on shutting GuantanamoPresident Obama has reiterated his intention to close the jail at Guantanamo Bay. In a speech in Washington, he sought to reassure senators who yesterday… 21/05/2009
Obama to put the case for Guantanamo closurePresident Barack Obama will today try to revive his plan to close Guantanamo Bay. He will deliver a speech in Washington hoping to secure public support for… 21/05/2009
US Senate scuppers Obama’s Guantanamo planPlans to shut Guantanamo Bay have been overwhelmingly rejected by the US Senate, a major political setback for President Barack Obama. The upper house voted… 21/05/2009
Obama slammed for restarting Guantanamo trialsHuman rights groups in the US have accused President Barack Obama of backtracking on his reform agenda. The criticism comes after he announced he is to… 16/05/2009
