ACLU seeks access to 9/11 trial testimony
May 3, 2012
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Wednesday filed a motion in the Guantanamo Bay military court seeking access to hear what methods the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) used when interrogating the five alleged 9/11 conspirators. The ACLU acknowledged that the US government will likely as....... [more] 
Bahrain must free protesters immediately: HRW
May 1, 2012
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Bahrain to immediately release the leaders of last year's anti-government protests, including Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja. HRW states that the 14 individuals have been jailed for more than a year with no evidence of any wrongdoing produced against them. The 14 prot....... [more]
Bahrain court orders retrial for imprisoned rights activist
April 30, 2012
The Bahrain Court of Cassation ruled Monday that human rights activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja would be retried along with 20 others convicted on terrorism-related charges. Al-Khawaja, along with eight others, is serving a life sentence after a closed hearing where the Bahrain military National Safety....... [more]
US soldier charged with releasing classified docs ruled competent to stand trial
April 29, 2012
On April 29, 2011, a US Army panel of experts declared that Pfc. Bradley Manning was competent to stand trial for leaking a classified video and classified State Department documents to the controversial website Wikileaks in 2010. Manning's pre-trial hearing concluded in December 2011, after which M....... [more]
Accused USS Cole bomber relegated to military court
April 20, 2012
On April 20, 2011, the US Department of Defense (DOD) announced that high-value Guantanamo Bay detainee Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri will be subject to capital charges and tried in a military court. Nashiri was charged under the Military Commission Act of 2009 for plotting the bombing of the USS Cole in....... [more]
DOD refers charges against 9/11 suspects to military commission
April 4, 2012
The US Department of Defense (DOD) referred charges to a military commission on Wednesday against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged 9/11 conspirators being held at Guantanamo Bay. Mohammed, along with Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Mustafa A....... [more]
Holder announced that 9/11 conspirators would face military trials
April 4, 2012
On April 4, 2011, US Attorney General Eric Holder announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other co-conspirators will be tried before a military commission for their roles in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Holder cited the effects of legal delay on the victims and their families as the principal....... [more]
Lawyers for Bahrain opposition appeal anti-state charges
April 2, 2012
Lawyers for Abdulhadi al-Khawaja and members of the Bahrain opposition appealed a conviction on Monday for anti-state charges to the Court of Cassation. Al-Khawaja was sentenced to life imprisonment last year by a military court and is now on a hunger strike, which has lasted over 50 days. In additi....... [more]
Bahrain human rights defender should be released immediately: AI
March 30, 2012
Amnesty International (AI) on Friday urged the Bahraini government to release Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment last year by a military court, so that he does not die as a result of his 50 day hunger strike. Al-Khawaja, a Danish citizen, former protection coor....... [more]
Guantanamo detainee agrees to testify for plea deal
February 23, 2012
A Guantanamo Bay detainee reached a plea agreement with military prosecutors on Wednesday that included an agreement to testify against other detainees. Under the agreement, detainee Majid Khan, a 31-year-old former Baltimore-area resident, will be required to testify at the trials of other detaine....... [more]
Lawyer for Guantanamo detainee seeks to question Yemen president
February 2, 2012
Lawyers for a suspect in the USS Cole bombing being held at Guantanamo Bay filed a motion Tuesday with the military commission overseeing detainee cases seeking to subpoena the president of Yemen for questioning. Lawyers for alleged al Qaeda senior leader Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri filed the motions se....... [more]
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