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Bahrain releases two jailed Shiite lawmakers
August 8, 2011 by Maureen Cosgrove
The Bahraini government on Sunday released two Shiite lawmakers from prison in an effort to comply with political reforms recently drawn up by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Jawad Fairooz and Matar Matar, who had been held in custody for two months, were arrested in May following their.... [more]
Iraq expels former Blackwater employees: report
February 11, 2010 by Matt Glenn
Iraq Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani told the Associated Press Wednesday that the Iraqi government has ordered approximately 250 former Blackwater employees to leave Iraq by the end of the week. The Iraqi government was reacting to a US federal court's December decision to dismiss charges agai....... [more]
Ex-Guantanamo detainee Jawad to sue US government over alleged mistreatment
August 27, 2009 by Brian Jackson
The lawyer for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Jawad said Thursday that the Afghan citizen will sue the US government for compensation for mistreatment. Jawad, who was detained in 2002 under suspicion of throwing a grenade at US forces in Afghanistan, alleges continuous, widespread.... [more]
Guantanamo detainee Jawad repatriated to Afghanistan
August 24, 2009 by Bhargav Katikaneni
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday that Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Jawad has been repatriated to Afghanistan. Co-counsel for Jawad, US Air Force Major Frakt, hailed his client's release as a victory for justice:Mr. Jawad has finally returned home to celebrate Ramadan with....... [more]
Obama administration to transfer 6 Guantanamo detainees overseas: report
August 19, 2009 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The Obama administration has notified Congress of plans to transfer six Guantanamo Bay detainees out of the country, according to a Tuesday Miami Herald report. The notifications were reportedly filed August 7, in accordance with a new law that requires risk assessments and notification of.... [more]
Jawad Guantanamo release order [US DC] [document]
July 30, 2009 by Ingrid Burke
Jawad v. Obama, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, July 30, 2009. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Mohammed Jawad....... [more]
Federal judge orders Jawad released from Guantanamo
July 30, 2009 by Andrew Morgan
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday ordered that Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Jawad be released prior to August 24. Largely adopting a proposed order filed by the government on Wednesday, Judge Ellen Huvelle granted Jawad's habeas corpus petition, givin....... [more]
Jawad lawyers call for release citing Afghanistan support for repatriation
July 29, 2009 by Devin Montgomery
Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Jawad on Tuesday called on the US District Court for the District of Columbia to sign off on the release of their client, claiming Afghanistan is ready to repatriate him. The lawyers say that prosecutors in the case have admitted that they do not have.... [more]
Federal court suppresses Guantanamo detainee 'torture' statements
July 20, 2009 by Devin Montgomery
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday ordered the suppression of all out-of-court statements made by Guantanamo detainee Mohammed Jawad that may have been elicited through torture. Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) chose not to oppose a motion to.... [more]
'Torture'-induced statements suppression ruling [US DC] [document]
July 17, 2009 by Ingrid Burke
Saki Bacha v. Obama, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, July 17, 2009. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Mohammed Jawad....... [more]
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