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The Obama administration is considering using Afghanistan's U.S.-run Bagram Air Base prison to indefinitely detain terrorism suspects captured far from a battlefield and who have not been charged with a crime - without any judicial oversight.The Obama administration is considering using Afghanistan's U.S.-run Bagram Air... more
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In a major victory for the Obama administration, a key appellate court has concluded that prisoners held at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan cannot challenge their captivity through rights granted under the U.S. Constitution.In a major victory for the Obama administration, a key appellate court has concluded... more
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A former interrogator at the US prison in Bagram, Afghanistan said in court testimony that he and other interrogators would terrify detainees into confessing by threatening them with dying from multiple gang rape "by four big black guys" who would catch little Afghan boys in the shower of a U.S. prison.A former interrogator at the US prison in Bagram, Afghanistan said in court testimony... more
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The Obama administration is trying to prevent three prisoners who have been held for over six years without charges at the US-run prison in Bagram, Afghanistan from challenging their detention in a US federal court, months after a ruling granted them the right to have their cases heard in American courts.The Obama administration is trying to prevent three prisoners who have been held for... more
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Two Afghan teenagers held in U.S. detention north of Kabul this year said they were beaten by American guards, photographed naked, deprived of sleep and held in solitary confinement in concrete cells for at least two weeks while undergoing daily interrogation in Bagram's "black prison." The site has continued to operate under the terms of an executive order that Obama signed soon after taking office, which forced the closure of secret prisons run by the CIA but not those run by Special Operations forces.Two Afghan teenagers held in U.S. detention north of Kabul this year said they were... more
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Indonesian authorities opened fire on a boat crammed full of Afghan asylum seekers, wounding two, after demanding a bribe the Afghans could not afford to pay, one of the asylum seekers says.Indonesian authorities opened fire on a boat crammed full of Afghan asylum seekers,... more
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A new law signed by President Obama last month now allows the US Defense Secretary to block the release of photos depicting the abuse of detainees in U.S. custody overseas. This past week, Robert Gates put this new power to work for the first time.A new law signed by President Obama last month now allows the US Defense Secretary to... more
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The controversial Bagram airbase in Afghanistan has been undergoing extensive expansion and renovation. The base is home to a prison, which is often referred to as the other Guantanamo for housing hundreds of detainees who have no charges filed against them, no due process rights, and many of whose identities remain a secret.The controversial Bagram airbase in Afghanistan has been undergoing extensive... more
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