Some of the hundreds of people who were held by the US authorities at Guantánamo Bay detention camp in Cuba were British-based. Seven of them are starting a legal challenge to prevent the destruction of any alleged evidence of government collusion in their detention. The BBC has been speaking to several of those who were…
European countries that have offered to help the Obama administration close the detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba by resettling 60 o the 241 detainees in Europe detainees have begun raising questions about the security risks and requirements if they accept any of the prisoners. The concerns, and a deep suspicion of whether the American…
Spain has told the United States that in principle, it is open to accepting some prisoners currently being held at Guantanamo Bay when the military base shuts down, according to a recent edict by president Barack Obama. Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos stated that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asked for his country’s help….
In an interview with SPIEGEL, British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith discusses her country’s experience in taking in former inmates from the Guantanamo prison camp and how her country is seeking to reach out to young Muslims before they radicalize. SPIEGEL: In Germany, a national debate is simmering over whether the country should take in prisoners…
13 persons were arrested by Spanish police on suspicion of links to organized crime and terrorism groups. Police said that the detainees – 11 Pakistanis, one Nigerian, and one Indian, are suspected of belonging to an international crime gang involved in passport forgery, drug trafficking, and people smuggling. The group is also being investigated on…
