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2,407 Days of Detention

By Alexa

Omar Khadr Back in Court Today
Today's court appearance by Omar Khadr will mark the 10th time the Toronto-born prisoner will have been taken by armed convoy from his cell to a makeshift courthouse.

Doctor Examines Pakistani Accused of U.S. Troop Attack
A Pakistani woman suspected of links to al Qaeda and accused of trying to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan was examined by a doctor on Tuesday after complaining of pain from gunshot wounds, her lawyer said.  
Khadr Lawyers Demand Independent Psych Assessment
Omar Khadr's pretrial hearings at Guantanamo Bay resumed Wednesday with the Canadian's defence team once again testing the extent to which the military commission is prepared to grant Mr. Khadr certain requests based on his age at the time of his capture.

Federal Court Denies Transfer For Uighur Guantanamo Detainees
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia last week denied a request made by six ethnic Uighur Guantanamo detainees to be transferred to less restrictive facilities within the base.

Gitmo Hunger Striker Claims Guards Threatened Him
A Guantanamo prisoner who has been on a hunger strike for three years claims U.S. guards recently threatened to kill him and took his legal papers, lawyers for the Saudi said Monday.

My Sister Might Be Killed in US Custody: Dr Fouzia
Dr Fouzia Siddiqui, the sister of Pakistani scientist Dr Aafia, has said she fears that the US and it security agencies might kill her sister, who has been detained by them for the last five years. She said that earlier on Saud Memon was also brutally killed by the US agencies before he could be produced in court.  

Full post as published by Never In Our Names on August 13, 2008 (boomark / email).