French investigative magistrate Sophie Clément has asked US authorities for access to the Guantanamo Bay prison camp to probe claims of torture by three French nationals.
Despite US President Barack Obama’s promise to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, 171 men are still locked up there. Our reporters went to the two villages closest to the barbed wire surrounding the military base and met the Cubans living beside these awkward neighbours. It is a sensitive zone, just a few metres from the American watchtowers.
The alleged mastermind of the suicide boat attack on the USS Cole in 2000 was arraigned at Guantanamo Wednesday after US President Barack Obama ordered military trials to resume. Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri faces the death penalty if found guilty.
The main suspect accused of planning the 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Yemen is to face a military tribunal in Guantanamo. If convicted, the Saudi national could face the death penalty.
We head to China, where ethnic violence is once again rearing its head in the western Xinjiang province. Also, an Australian who spent five years as a Guantanamo Bay inmate publishes his memoirs, but a court rules he will not make any money from them. Finally, in India there are signs that the Bengal tiger could be making a comeback.
Douglas Herbert meets Reed Brody, legal advisor and spokesperson for Human Rights Watch. The human rights group cites 'overwhelming evidence' that former President George W. Bush ordered the use of torture in a new report. They are pressuring President Barack Obama to prosecute him and members of his former administration.
Web users discuss military intervention in Syria. Online reactions to Wikileaks’ revelations on Guantanamo Bay prison. And the City of London encourages its residents to take action for a cleaner city.
Classified US documents leaked by Wikileaks have exposed the inner workings of Guantanamo Bay. We also consider the environmental hazards associated with drilling for shale gas. Finally, a report from Quebec on the recruitment centre seeking separatists who want to train as soldiers.
Files released by WikiLeaks indicate that the United States released or transferred about 200 "high-risk" Guantanamo inmates while holding others who were innocent. Most of the 172 prisoners still at Guantanamo have been rated "high risk".
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Mon., 25/4/2011: The New York Times and other media publish details of over 700 documents detailing shaky evidence for the detention of Guantanamo detainees. The documents were obtained by WikiLeaks last year but passed onto the media by an anonymous source. Also, Misrata after the battle, by James Hider of The Times of London and a look at coverage of the royal wedding...
