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US returns two former detainees to Algeria
22/01/2010 - GUANTANAMO BAY

US returns two former detainees to Algeria

The United States has returned two Algerian detainees from Guantanamo Bay to their native country, US officials announced on Thursday. The move came a day before President Barack Obama's announced target date for closing the facility.
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US sends 12 detainees to home countries
21/12/2009 - GUANTANAMO

US sends 12 detainees to home countries

The United States announced on Sunday that it had sent a dozen Guantanamo Bay detainees back to their homelands of Afghanistan, Yemen and Somaliland.
US to move 'limited number' of detainees to Illinois
16/12/2009 - GUANTANAMO

US to move 'limited number' of detainees to Illinois

Dozens of detainees currently held at Guantanamo Bay are to be transferred to a prison in Illinois, US President Barack Obama has directed.
Guantanamo inmates to be sent to Illinois jail
15/12/2009 - USA

Guantanamo inmates to be sent to Illinois jail

Dozens of detainees currently held at Guantanamo Bay are to be transferred to a prison in Illinois, a White House official has announced.
US transfers Algerian inmate to France
01/12/2009 - GUANTANAMO

US transfers Algerian inmate to France

The US has transferred an Algerian inmate, Saber Lahmar, from Guantanamo prison to France, according to his French lawyer. A US judge had ordered Lahmar's release in November 2008 due to insufficient evidence.
Closure of Guantanamo will miss January deadline, Obama admits
18/11/2009 - USA

Closure of Guantanamo will miss January deadline, Obama admits

US President Barack Obama has admitted for the first time that the January 2010 deadline he set for closing the “war on terror” prison at Guantanamo Bay will be missed.
Attorney General confirms alleged 9/11 mastermind will be tried in New York
14/11/2009 - USA

Attorney General confirms alleged 9/11 mastermind will be tried in New York

US Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured) announced Friday that the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees, will be sent to New York to face trial in a federal court.
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Six Guantanamo Uighurs sent to Palau
03/11/2009 - US - JUSTICE

Six Guantanamo Uighurs sent to Palau

The United States has transferred six former Chinese Guantanamo detainees, all ethnic Uighurs, to the South Pacific nation of Palau.
Congress says inmates can stand trial on US soil
21/10/2009 - GUANTANAMO

Congress says inmates can stand trial on US soil

The US Congress has passed legislation allowing the Obama administration to bring Guantanamo Bay detainees to the US to face prosecution, boosting ongoing efforts to close the notorious facility.
US Supreme Court agrees to hear 13 Uighurs' plea for release
20/10/2009 - GUANTANAMO

US Supreme Court agrees to hear 13 Uighurs' plea for release

The US Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear a request from 13 ethnic Uighur inmates held at Guantanamo Bay to be freed in the United States, despite measures forbidding the release of former Guantanamo detainees on US soil.
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