A huge steel barn outside Lithuania’s capital, whose long corridor and windowless rooms with carpets and soundproof doors once served as a CIA detention centre, … Lithuania to sell secret U.S. ‘rendition’ siteRead more
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A torture chamber for the sick and old
The jailed Native American activist Leonard Peltier has tested positive for COVID, less than a week after describing his prison as a “torture chamber.” Peltier, … A torture chamber for the sick and oldRead more
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Ill-Treatment of Stan Swamy in Jail
A pretrial detainee at the Taloja central prison in the outskirts of Mumbai, who spent close to a year with 84-year-old Jharkhand-based tribal rights activist … Ill-Treatment of Stan Swamy in JailRead more
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Muslim Army Chaplain at Guantánamo
But I converted to Islam back in the early ’90s, and I was already in the military as a graduate of West Point, serving in … Muslim Army Chaplain at GuantánamoRead more
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Guantánamo Turns 20
Twenty years ago today, the United States began imprisoning Muslim men at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba. Over the past 20 years, the U.S. has held … Guantánamo Turns 20Read more
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Guantánamo, Injustice Continues Even After Release
You know, I have today important message for Americans. I would like — I wish, if George W. Bush and his gang was with us … Guantánamo, Injustice Continues Even After ReleaseRead more
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Grave Abuses of the First War on Terror
Mohamedou Slahi is an extraordinary person with a harrowing past and a remarkable, still-unfolding story. The interview I conducted with him on Saturday, which can … Grave Abuses of the First War on TerrorRead more
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US Records Significant Increase in Prison Suicides
According to a new study, in the last two decades, the number of inmates who took their own lives in state and federal prisons increased … US Records Significant Increase in Prison SuicidesRead more
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12th Prisoner Dies at NYC’s Rikers Island
humanitarian crisis unfolding in the world’s largest jail complex, which is located right here in New York City, one of the world’s richest cities. It’s … 12th Prisoner Dies at NYC’s Rikers IslandRead more
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Black Women are Criminalized and Stereotyped as Aggressive
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