Torture

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UK spies to be investigated over claims they were complicit in torture of CIA prisoner
Investigatory powers tribunal to examine complaint brought by Mustafa al-Hawsawi, who was tortured while detained by CIA

Harry Davies

31, May, 2023 @4:00 PM

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Guantánamo detainee accuses UK agencies of complicity in his torture
Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri wants to bring case examining alleged role of MI5, MI6 and GCHQ in his mistreatment by CIA

Harry Davies

28, May, 2023 @6:13 PM

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This 9/11 suspect has spent 20 years in Guantánamo. Is he nearing a deal with the US?
Ammar al-Baluchi was a human experiment for interrogators learning brutal techniques. Now prosecutors have proposed a plea bargain

Moustafa Bayoumi

17, May, 2023 @5:00 AM

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‘The forever prisoner’: Abu Zubaydah’s drawings expose the US’s depraved torture policy
Exclusive: For 21 years, the detainee has been in US custody without charge, tortured and sexually humiliated, with no prospect for release

Ed Pilkington in New York

11, May, 2023 @10:00 AM

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‘Crimes against humanity’: UN body calls for release of Guantánamo inmate
UN’s arbitrary detention group calls for immediate release of Palestinian Abu Zubaydah, saying detention has no basis in law

Julian Borger in Washington

28, Apr, 2023 @6:32 PM

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Ron DeSantis in Guantánamo: how questions about his past haunt the Florida governor
As a young navy lawyer, the Republican was posted to the notorious prison camp. What he did there – and his role in the investigation of three deaths – remains controversial

Julian Borger and Oliver Laughland

28, Apr, 2023 @2:19 PM

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Is the UK true to its word on the prevention of torture?
Rules for Britain’s intelligence services seem strict – but experts say they give too much room for manoeuvre

Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

11, Apr, 2023 @2:00 PM

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UK torture policy labelled ‘fatally flawed’ after watchdog report
Investigatory powers commissioner has identified non-compliance by intelligence agencies and MoD

Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

11, Apr, 2023 @2:00 PM

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‘The torture’s real. The time I did was real’: the Belfast man waterboarded by the British army
The long read: Liam Holden went to prison for 17 years on the basis of a confession he made after being tortured by British soldiers in 1972. Now the government is making it harder for people like him to get justice

Ian Cobain

11, Apr, 2023 @5:00 AM

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Guantánamo detainee who was tortured by CIA released to Belize
Al-Qaida courier turned informant Majid Khan, 42, to be permanently resettled after being held in US custody for nearly 20 years

Julian Borger in Washington

02, Feb, 2023 @8:39 PM

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Former Russian soldier reveals he saw Ukrainian prisoners of war tortured
Konstantin Yefremov escaped Russia after serving three months as a lieutenant in Zaporizhzhia oblast

Pjotr Sauer

02, Feb, 2023 @6:03 PM

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Iranian protesters sentenced to death were tortured, says Amnesty report
Two teenagers and 31-year-old man were subjected to torture including rape and beatings and denied fair trial, says group

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

30, Jan, 2023 @10:07 AM

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