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The Full List of Guantánamo Prisoners Facing Periodic Review Boards

12 of the Guantanamo prisoners put forward for Periodic Review Boards. Top row from left: Muhammed Ghanim (Yemen, freed), Haji Hamidullah (Afghanistan, freed, but subsequently died), Abdul Rahman Shalabi (Saudi Arabia, freed) Ayub Ali Salih (Yemen, transferred to UAE then Yemen). Middle Row​: Yassim Qasim (Yemen, transferred to UAE then Yemen), Sharqawi Abdu Ali al-Hajj (Yemen, approved for release), Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Mauritania, freed), Mansoor Adayfi (Yemen, freed). Bottom, from left, Ravil Mingazov (Russia, transferred to UAE), Abu Zubaydah (Palestine, approved for ongoing imprisonment), Salman Rabei’i (Yemen, freed), Abdul Latif Nasir (Morocco, freed).

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By Andy Worthington
First published November 30, 2015 and regularly updated, most recently in January 2024.

This is the first comprehensive annotated list of all the Guantánamo prisoners eligible to take part in Periodic Review Boards, a process established in 2013 to review the cases of 71 men: 46 designated for ongoing imprisonment without charge or trial by the high-level, inter-agency Guantánamo Review Task Force that President Obama established shortly after taking office in 2009 (which issued its final report in January 2010), and 25 others recommended for prosecution by the task force, until the basis for prosecuting them — generally, charges of providing material support for terrorism — were struck down by the appeals court in Washington D.C. in two particular rulings in October 2012 and January 2013.

The task force's recommendations that 46 men should continue to be held without charge or trial were contentious, of course, because the decisions were made on the basis that the men in question were "too dangerous to release," but insufficient evidence existed to put them on trial. What that meant in reality was that the task force had accepted information obtained through torture or other forms of abuse, or multiple layers of hearsay, all of which is profoundly unreliable.

When President Obama accepted the recommendations and issued an executive order in March 2011 approving the men's ongoing imprisonment without charge or trial, he only avoided damning criticism from NGOs and lawyers by promising periodic reviews for the men, who were later dubbed "forever prisoners" by the media.

Although President Obama's executive order promised that all initial reviews would take place "no later than 1 year from the date of this order," the first PRB — featuring representatives of the Departments of State, Defense, Justice and Homeland Security, as well as the office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — did not take place until November 20, 2013. Since that delayed start, however, all the prisoners' cases were finally reviewed (by September 2016). Of the 64 men reviewed, 38 were recommended for release, and 26 were recommended for ongoing imprisonment. Seven of those whose releases were approved had those decisions taken after second reviews.

This was positive news for the prisoners involved, representing a 59% success rate, and as President Obama left office in January 2017 all but two of those approved for release had been freed.

Of the 71 men originally listed as being eligible for PRBs, seven were removed from consideration. Five Afghans — mostly Taliban leaders, and all described by the task force as "too dangerous to release" — were freed in a prisoner swap for US PoW Bowe Bergdahl in May 2014 — Abdul Haq Wasiq (ISN 004), Mullah Norullah Noori (ISN 006), Mullah Mohammed Fazl (ISN 007), Khairullah Said Wali Khairkhwa (ISN 579) and Mohammad Nabi Omari (ISN 832), and two others — both initially recommended for prosecution — were included in developments in the military commissions: Ahmed al-Darbi (ISN 768), a Saudi who accepted a plea deal in February 2014, and Nashwan Abd al-Razzaq Abd al-Baqi (aka Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi) (ISN 10026), who was put forward for a trial in June 2013 and accepted a plea deal in June 2022. The removal of these seven from consideration left 64 men eligible for PRBs — 41 regarded as "too dangerous to release," and 23 initially recommended for prosecution.

Below, 61 of the 64 men who had PRBs are listed (three were removed when they were charged in the military commissions in January 2021), in the first full PRB list to be made available anywhere — since the original PRB list was made available through FOIA legislation in February 2014. This was then cross-referenced with the Guantánamo Review Task Force's "Final Deliberations," which were made public in June 2013. Also included are links to all our articles about their cases.

Also see the PRB website for links to the reviews that have already taken place, and those scheduled to take place. There are a number of relevant pages — initial reviews, full reviews, and subsequent full reviews — which reassess those cases in which the prisoners were approved for ongoing imprisonment, and, like the initial reviews, allow the prisoners to speak to the board by video link, and file reviews, which are purely administrative, and which, as the authorities state, "will be conducted for any detainee whom the PRB has determined that continued detention is necessary every six months in between full reviews, and will focus on any new information or changed circumstances that the PRB should consider."

Under Donald Trump, sadly, the PRBs became largely toothless, as no one was approved for release until October 2020, and for much of his presidency the prisoners boycotted the proceedings, having correctly concluded that they had become a sham. For further information, see Guantánamo’s Periodic Review Boards: Eight Men Entombed by Donald Trump and No Escape from Guantánamo: Former Child Prisoner Boycotts the Broken Periodic Review Board Process, Describes It As "Hopeless". As noted above, just as Trump left office, three prisoners — Riduan Isamuddin aka Hambali (ISN 10019), Modh Farik Bin Amin (ISN 10021) and Mohammed Bin Lep (ISN 10022) — were removed from consideration by the PRBs, as they were charged in the military commissions.

Under President Biden, however, the PRBs have been successfully revived, and 19 "forever prisoners" have been approved for release since he took office. Three prisoners were approved for release in May 2021, two more were approved for release in June 2021, three more were approved for release in October 2021, five more in November and December 2021, two more in February 2022 (see our articles here and here), two more in April 2022, another in July 2022, and another in September 2022, confirming, as we suspected, that the Biden administration prefers the PRBs as a method for approving prisoners for release instead of, for example, refusing to challenge prisoners' habeas corpus petitions in the U.S. courts.

Sadly, however, showing the limitations of the PRB process, one man, Khaled Qassim, had his ongoing imprisonment upheld in January 2022, not because of anything he was alleged to have done before his capture, but because he was not regarded as compliant enough at Guantánamo. He was finally approved for release in July 2022, but another "forever prisoner," Muhammad Rahim, had his ongoing imprisonment approved in April 2022, as did another, Abu Faraj al-Libi, in August 2022, while no decision was taken for nearly two years in the case of the last of the three remaining "forever prisoners," Abu Zubaydah, the original victim of the CIA's post-9/11 torture program, whose ongoing imprisonment without charge or trial was once more upheld in June 2023.

In July 2021, in contrast, there was some good news, with the announcement that Abdul Latif Nasser, one of the two men approved for release under Obama who didn't get released before Trump took office, has been freed, and sent back to his home in Morocco. In March 2022, a second release under Biden took place when Mohammed al-Qahtani, who has profound mental health problems that couldn't be adequately dealt with at Guantánamo, was sent back to Saudi Arabia, and in April Sufyian Barhoumi, the other man approved for release under Obama who didn't get released before Trump took office, was repatriated to Algeria, with Asadullah Haroon Gul, an Afghan, following in June, and Saifullah Paracha, Guantánamo's oldest prisoner, finally flown home to Pakistan in October. In February 2023, two more Pakistanis, the Rabbani brothers, were freed, in March Ghassan Al-Sharbi, a Saudi, was repatriated, and in April Said Bakush, the last Algerian in the prison, was also repatriated. We urge the Biden administration to make sure that more releases follow soon.

Approved for release

  1. Mahmud Abd Al Aziz Al Mujahid (ISN 031, Yemen), reviewed on November 20, 2013 and approved for release on January 7, 2014TRANSFERRED to the United Arab Emirates in August 2016, where he and other prisoners were subjected to ongoing imprisonment. In 2021, they were forcibly repatriated to Yemen, where some of them subsequently disappeared.
  2. Ali Ahmad al-Razihi (ISN 045, Yemen), reviewed on March 20, 2014 and approved for release on April 23, 2014TRANSFERRED to the United Arab Emirates in November 2015, where he and other prisoners were subjected to ongoing imprisonment. In 2021, they were forcibly repatriated to Yemen, where some of them subsequently disappeared.
  3. Ghaleb Nassar Al Bihani (ISN 128, Yemen), reviewed on April 8, 2014 and approved for release on May 15, 2014FREED in Oman in January 2017
  4. Fouzi Khalid Abdullah AI Awda (aka Fawzi al-Odah) (ISN 232, Kuwait), reviewed on June 4, 2014 and approved for release on July 14, 2014FREED in November 2014
  5. Muhammad Murdi lssa Al-Zahrani (ISN 713, Saudi Arabia), reviewed on June 19, 2014 and approved for release on October 3, 2014FREED in November 2014
  6. Abdel Malik Ahmed Abdel Wahab Al Rahabi (ISN 037, Yemen), reviewed on November 5, 2014 (see documents here) and approved for release on December 5, 2014 (after first being reviewed on January 28, 2014 and approved for ongoing detention on March 5, 2014); a file review took place on August 26, 2014, with submissions from al-Rahabi himself, and his personal representatives and his lawyer (as well as photos of al-Rahabi's paintings), which led to a recommendation for a second full reviewFREED in Montenegro in June 2016
  7. Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed Al Sawah (ISN 535, Egypt), reviewed on January 22, 2015 and approved for release on February 12, 2015FREED in Bosnia in January 2016
  8. Saeed Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah Sarem Jarabh (ISN 235, Yemen), reviewed on January 27, 2015 and approved for release on March 5, 2015TRANSFERRED to the United Arab Emirates in August 2016, where he and other prisoners were subjected to ongoing imprisonment. In 2021, they were forcibly repatriated to Yemen, where some of them subsequently disappeared.
  9. Mashur Abdullah Muqbil Ahmed AI-Sabri (ISN 324, Yemen), reviewed on March 3, 2015 and approved for release on April 17, 2015FREED in Saudi Arabia in April 2016
  10. Abdul Rahman Shalabi (ISN 042, Saudi Arabia), reviewed on April 21, 2015 and approved for release on June 15, 2015FREED in September 2015
  11. Omar Khalif Mohammed Abu Baker Mahjour Umar (aka Omar Mohammed Khalifh) (ISN 695, Libya), reviewed on June 23, 2015 and approved for release on August 20, 2015FREED in Senegal in April 2016, but repatriated to Libya in 2018, where he was imprisoned by militias
  12. Faez Mohammed Ahmed Al-Kandari (aka Fayiz al-Kandari) (ISN 552, Kuwait), reviewed on July 27, 2015 and approved for release on September 8, 2015 (after first being reviewed on June 12, 2014 and approved for ongoing detention on July 14, 2014); a file review took place on April 14, 2015, which led to a recommendation for a second full reviewFREED in January 2016
  13. Mohammed Abd AI Rahman AI Shumrani (ISN 195, Saudi Arabia), reviewed on August 4, 2015 and approved for release on September 11, 2015 (after first being reviewed on May 5, 2014 and approved for ongoing detention on October 3, 2014); a file review took place on March 10, 2015, which led to a recommendation for a second full reviewFREED in January 2016
  14. Mohammed Kamin (ISN 1045, Afghanistan), reviewed on August 18, 2015 and approved for release on September 28, 2015TRANSFERRED to the United Arab Emirates in August 2016, where he and other prisoners were subjected to ongoing imprisonment until his repatriation to Afghanistan in January 2020
  15. Abdul Rahman Ahmed (aka Mansoor Adayfi) (ISN 441, Yemen), reviewed on September 29, 2015 and approved for release on October 28, 2015FREED in Serbia in July 2016
  16. Zahar Omar Hamis bin Hamdoun (ISN 576, Yemen), reviewed on December 8, 2015 and approved for release on January 12, 2016TRANSFERRED to the United Arab Emirates in August 2016, where he and other prisoners were subjected to ongoing imprisonment. In 2021, they were forcibly repatriated to Yemen, where some of them subsequently disappeared.
  17. Mustafa Abd al-Qawi Abd al-Aziz al-Shamiri (ISN 434, Yemen), reviewed on December 1, 2015 and approved for release on January 12, 2016FREED in Oman in January 2017
  18. Majid Mahmud Abdu Ahmed (ISN 041, Yemen), reviewed on January 19, 2016 and approved for release on February 18, 2016TRANSFERRED to the United Arab Emirates in August 2016, where he and other prisoners were subjected to ongoing imprisonment. In 2021, they were forcibly repatriated to Yemen, where some of them subsequently disappeared.
  19. Ahmid Al Razak (aka Haji Hamidullah) (ISN 1119, Afghanistan), reviewed on January 12, 2016 and approved for release on February 11, 2016TRANSFERRED to the United Arab Emirates in August 2016, where he and other prisoners were subjected to ongoing imprisonment until his repatriation to Afghanistan in January 2020, where he subsequently died
  20. Ayub Murshid Ali Salih (ISN 836, Yemen), reviewed on February 16, 2016 and approved for release on March 23, 2016TRANSFERRED to the United Arab Emirates in August 2016, where he and other prisoners were subjected to ongoing imprisonment. In 2021, they were forcibly repatriated to Yemen, where some of them subsequently disappeared.
  21. Salem Ahmad Hadi Bin Kanad (ISN 131, Yemen), reviewed on April 5, 2016 and approved for release on May 5, 2016 (after first being reviewed on April 21, 2014 and approved for ongoing detention on May 21, 2014). A file review took place on October 16, 2014, with a submission from his personal representatives, which resulted in a recommendation for ongoing imprisonment on January 23, 2015, a second file review took place on May 22, 2015, which resulted in another recommendation for ongoing imprisonment, on July 9, 2015, and a third took place on December 15, 2015, which led to a second full review — FREED in Saudi Arabia in January 2017
  22. Obaidullah (ISN 762, Afghanistan), reviewed on April 19, 2016 and approved for release on May 19, 2016TRANSFERRED to the United Arab Emirates in August 2016, where he and other prisoners were subjected to ongoing imprisonment until his repatriation to Afghanistan in January 2020
  23. Bashir Nasir Ali Al-Marwalah (ISN 837, Yemen), reviewed on April 28, 2016 and approved for release on May 31, 2016TRANSFERRED to the United Arab Emirates in August 2016, where he and other prisoners were subjected to ongoing imprisonment. In 2021, they were forcibly repatriated to Yemen, where some of them subsequently disappeared.
  24. Karim Bostan (ISN 975, Afghanistan), reviewed on May 3, 2016 and approved for release on June 2, 2016FREED in Oman in January 2017
  25. Muhammed Rajab Sadiq Abu Ghanim (ISN 044, Yemen), reviewed on May 17, 2016 and approved for release on July 6, 2016FREED in Saudi Arabia in January 2017
  26. Shawqi Awad Balzuhair (ISN 838, Yemen), reviewed on May 31, 2016 and approved for release on July 11, 2016FREED in Cape Verde in December 2016
  27. Abdul Latif Nasir (aka Nasser) (ISN 244, Morocco), reviewed on June 7, 2016 and approved for release on July 11, 2016FREED in July 2021
  28. Abdul Sahir (aka Abdul Zahir) (ISN 753, Afghanistan), reviewed on June 9, 2016 and approved for release on July 11, 2016FREED in Oman in January 2017
  29. Mohamedou Ould Slahi (ISN 760, Mauritania), reviewed on June 2, 2016 and approved for release on July 14, 2016FREED in October 2016
  30. Ravil Mingazov (ISN 702, Russia); reviewed on June 21, 2016 and approved for release on July 21, 2016; also see Russian Guantánamo detainee poses fresh diplomatic dilemma for UKTRANSFERRED to the United Arab Emirates in January 2017, where he and other prisoners were subjected to ongoing imprisonment, and where he is threatened by the Emirati authorities with unsafe repatriation to Russia
  31. Musab Omar Ali al-Mudwani (aka Musa’ab al-Madhwani) (ISN 839, Yemen), reviewed on June 28, 2016 and approved for release on July 28, 2016FREED in Oman in January 2017
  32. Hail Aziz Ahmed al-Maythali (ISN 840, Yemen), reviewed on June 30, 2016 and approved for release on August 1, 2016FREED in Oman in January 2017
  33. Sufyian Barhoumi (ISN 694, Algeria), reviewed on May 26, 2016 and approved for release on August 9, 2016FREED in April 2022
  34. Haji Wali Muhammed (ISN 560, Afghanistan), reviewed on August 25, 2016 and approved for release on September 26, 2016TRANSFERRED to the United Arab Emirates in January 2017, where he and other prisoners were subjected to ongoing imprisonment until, we believe, he was repatriated to Afghanistan
  35. Jabran Al Qahtani (ISN 696, Saudi Arabia), reviewed on May 19, 2016 and approved for release on November 21, 2016, with the possibility that he will face prosecution in Saudi Arabia — RELEASED to Saudi Arabia in January 2017
  36. Salman Yahya Hassan Mohammad Rabei'i (ISN 508, Yemen), reviewed on July 14, 2015 and approved for ongoing detention on May 19, 2016. A file review took place on September 1, 2016, after which it was stated (on September 13), "After reviewing relevant new information related to the detainee as well as information considered during the full review, the Board, by consensus, determined that a significant question is raised as to whether the detainee's continued detention is warranted and therefore an additional full review should be conducted." That review took place on November 1, 2016, and he was approved for release on December 1, 2016FREED in Oman in January 2017
  37. Yassim Qasim Mohammed Ismail Qasim (ISN 522, Yemen), reviewed on February 2, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on March 3, 2016. A file review took place on September 1, 2016, after which it was stated (on the same day), "After reviewing relevant new information related to the detainee as well as information considered during the full review, the Board, by consensus, determined that a significant question is raised as to whether the detainee's continued detention is warranted and therefore an additional full review should be conducted." That review took place on November 8, 2016, and he was approved for release on December 8, 2016TRANSFERRED to the United Arab Emirates in January 2017, where he and other prisoners were subjected to ongoing imprisonment. In 2021, they were forcibly repatriated to Yemen, where some of them subsequently disappeared.
  38. Mohammed al-Ansi (ISN 029, Yemen), reviewed on February 23, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on March 23, 2016. A file review took place on September 13, 2016, after which it was stated (on September 14), "After reviewing relevant new information related to the detainee as well as information considered during the full review, the Board, by consensus, determined that a significant question is raised as to whether the detainee's continued detention is warranted and therefore an additional full review should be conducted." That review took place on December 6, 2016, and he was approved for release on December 9, 2016FREED in Oman in January 2017
  39. Said Salih Said Nashir (ISN 841, Yemen), reviewed on April 21, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on November 21, 2016; unusually, he was granted a full review almost immediately, which took place on December 8, 2016, although his ongoing imprisonment was recommended on January 11, 2017. In October 2020, however, he became the only prisoner to have his release approved by a PRB under Donald Trump.
  40. Saifullah Paracha (ISN 1094, Pakistan), reviewed on March 8, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on April 7, 2016; a file review took place on September 27, 2016, after which it was stated (on October 12), "After reviewing relevant new information related to the detainee as well as information considered during the full review, the Board, by consensus, determined that a significant question is raised as to whether the detainee's continued detention is warranted and therefore an additional full review should be conducted," and this second full review took place on March 21, 2017, although his ongoing imprisonment was recommended on April 20, 2017. In May 2021, his release was finally recommended by a PRB under President Biden — FREED in October 2022
  41. Uthman Abd al-Rahim Muhammad Uthman (ISN 027, Yemen), reviewed on April 26, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on May 26, 2016; a file review took place on October 26, 2016, after which it was stated, "After reviewing relevant new information related to the detainee as well as information considered during the full review, the Board, by consensus, determined that a significant question is raised as to whether the detainee's continued detention is warranted and therefore an additional full review should be conducted"; that review took place on December 15, 2016, and his ongoing imprisonment was recommended on January 17, 2017. His ongoing imprisonment was subsequently upheld under Donald Trump, but in May 2021 his release was finally recommended by a PRB under President Biden.
  42. Abdul Rabbani Abu Rahmah (aka Abdul Rahim Ghulam Rabbani) (ISN 1460, Pakistan), reviewed on July 7, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on August 8, 2016. His ongoing imprisonment was subsequently upheld under Donald Trump, but in May 2021 his release was finally recommended by a PRB under President Biden — FREED in February 2023
  43. Abd al-Salam al-Hilah (aka al-Hela) (ISN 1463, Yemen), reviewed on May 12, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on June 22, 2016, a decision that was upheld in June 2018. His most recent review took place on March 23, 2021, and he was approved for release in June 2021.
  44. Sharqawi Abdu Ali Al Hajj (ISN 1457, Yemen), reviewed on March 15, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on April 14, 2016. In March 2017, he had a second review, which again approved his ongoing imprisonment a month later. In February 2019, he boycotted his hearing, and his ongoing imprisonment was upheld. His most recent review took place on April 20, 2021, and he was approved for release in June 2021.
  45. Mohammed Ghulam Rabbani (aka Ahmed Rabbani, Ahmad Rabbani) (ISN 1461, Pakistan), reviewed on September 1, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on October 3, 2016. In September 2019, he boycotted his hearing, and his ongoing imprisonment was upheld. His most recent review took place on August 17, 2021, and he was was approved for release in October — FREED in February 2023
  46. Sanad Ali Yislam Al Kazimi (ISN 1453, Yemen), reviewed on May 5, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on June 9, 2016. In December 2018, he boycotted his hearing, and his ongoing imprisonment was upheld. His most recent review took place on August 24, 2021, and he was approved for release in October.
  47. Haroon al-Afghani (aka Asadullah Haroon Gul) (ISN 3148, Afghanistan); reviewed on June 14, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on July 14, 2016; a file review took place on January 11, 2017, at which the board members "determined that a significant question is raised as to whether the detainee's continued detention is warranted and therefore an additional full review should be conducted," and this second full review took place on March 28, 2017, although his ongoing imprisonment was recommended on April 27, 2017, a decision that was upheld in September 2020. His most recent review took place on June 29, 2021, and he was approved for release in October. Also in October, he became the first prisoner since 2010 to have his habeas corpus petition granted by a U.S. court — FREED in June 2022
  48. Moath Hamza Ahmed Al-Alwi (aka Muaz al-Alawi) (ISN 028, Yemen), reviewed on September 22, 2015 and approved for ongoing detention on October 26, 2015. Another review took place in March 2018, but, shamefully, did not deliver its ruling until October 2020, when the board recommended him for ongoing imprisonment. His next review took place on October 26, 2021, and he was finally approved for release on December 27, 2021.
  49. Suhayl Abdul Anam Al Sharabi (aka Zohair al-Shorabi) (ISN 569, Yemen), reviewed on March 1, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on March 31, 2016. In March 2019, he boycotted his hearing, and his ongoing imprisonment was upheld. His next review took place on June 22, 2021, and he was finally approved for release on November 10, 2021.
  50. Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu (ISN 10025, Kenya), reviewed on May 10, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on June 9, 2016. In July 2019, he boycotted his hearing, and his ongoing imprisonment was upheld. His next review took place on September 21, 2021, and he was finally approved for release on December 27, 2021.
  51. Omar Mohammed Ali al-Rammah (aka Zakaria al-Baidany) (ISN 1017, Yemen), reviewed on July 21, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on August 22, 2016; a file review on November 10 recommended him for a second full review, and that took place on February 9, 2017, although, shamefully, the board did not deliver its ruling until October 2020, when he was again recommended for ongoing imprisonment. His next review took place on October 14, 2021, and he was finally approved for release on December 27, 2021.
  52. Guleed Hassan Ahmed (ISN 10023, Somalia), reviewed on August 2, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on September 29, 2016, a decision that was upheld in November 2018. His next review took place on July 29, 2021, and he was finally approved for release on November 10, 2021.
  53. Mohamed Mani Ahmad al Kahtani (aka Mohammed al-Qahtani) (ISN 063, Saudi Arabia); reviewed on June 16, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on July 18, 2016, a decision that was upheld in July 2018. Al-Qahtani, notoriously, was subjected to a specific torture program in 2002-03, even though he had severe mental health problems (including schizophrenia) that predated his arrival at Guantánamo, and in recent years his lawyers have been seeking to secure his release via the U.S. courts. His most recent review took place on May 18, 2021, and on February 4, 2022 he was finally approved for releaseRELEASED to Saudi Arabia in March 2022
  54. Abdullah Al Sharbi (aka Ghassan Al Sharbi) (ISN 682, Saudi Arabia); reviewed on June 23, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on July 25, 2016. In August 2019, he boycotted his hearing, and his ongoing imprisonment was upheld. However, his latest review took place on December 17, 2021, and on February 4, 2022 the board approved his releaseFREED in March 2023
  55. Said bin Brahim bin Umran Bakush (aka Saeed Bakhouche, Saeed Bakhouch, Abdelrazak Ali) (ISN 685, Algeria), reviewed on May 24, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on July 6, 2016. In January 2019, he boycotted his hearing, and his ongoing imprisonment was upheld. His latest review took place on January 11, 2022, and in April 2022 he was finally approved for release — FREED in April 2023
  56. Hassan Bin Attash (ISN 1456, Saudi Arabia), reviewed on September 8, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on October 11, 2016. In September 2019, he boycotted his hearing, and his ongoing imprisonment was upheld. His latest review took place on January 25, 2022, and he was finally approved for release in April 2022.
  57. Khalid Ahmed Qasim (aka Qassim) (ISN 242, Yemen), reviewed on February 4, 2015 and approved for ongoing detention on March 6, 2015, a decision that was upheld in March 2020. Another review took place on December 7, 2021, and, shamefully, his ongoing imprisonment was upheld at the end of the month, although he was granted another PRB in May 2022, and was finally approved for release in July.
  58. Ismael Ali Faraj Ali Bakush (ISN 708, Libya), reviewed on July 14, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on August 15, 2016, a decision that was upheld in November 2020. His most recent review took place on March 22, 2022, and he was finally approved for release in September.

Approved for ongoing detention

  1. Mustafa Faraj Muhammed Masud al-Jadid al-Usaybi (aka Abu Faraj al-Libi) (ISN 10017, Libya), reviewed on August 16, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on September 16, 2016. In May 2019, he boycotted his hearing, and his ongoing imprisonment was upheld. Another review took place on June 23, 2022, and his ongoing imprisonment was again upheld in August, and his latest review took place on August 17, 2023.
  2. Muhammad Rahim (ISN 10029, Afghanistan), reviewed on August 4, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on September 19, 2016, a decision that was upheld in November 2019. Another review took place on February 15, 2022, when his ongoing imprisonment was again approved, and his case was reviewed again on August 15, 2023.
  3. Zayn al-Ibidin Muhammed Husayn (aka Abu Zubaydah) (ISN 10016, Palestine/Saudi Arabia), reviewed on August 23, 2016 and approved for ongoing detention on September 22, 2016, a decision that was upheld in March 2020. His most recent review took place on July 15, 2021, for which a detailed submission from one of his attorneys, Mark Denbeaux, is available on the PRB website, and on June 26, 2023 — almost two years since that review — his ongoing imprisonment without charge or trial was once more upheld.