Articles

Andy Worthington writes about Abdul Rahman Shalabi, a hunger striker since 2005, who is the 10th prisoner to be recommended for release from Guantánamo by a Periodic Review Board.

Andy Worthington reports on an urgent habeas corpus petition submitted by lawyers for Tariq Ba Odah, a Yemeni in Guantánamo who has been on an uninterrupted hunger strike since 2007 - for eight years and four months - and is at risk of death.

Andy Worthington looks at the latest developments in Congress regarding Guantánamo, including Sen. John McCain's proposals via the Senate Armed Services Committee.

A cross-post, with our commentary, of a powerful op-ed in the New York Times by the four British MPs who recently visited Washington D.C. on Shaker Aamer's behalf.

Andy Worthington looks at the distressing decision by Guantánamo's commander to ban lawyers from bringing food to eat with their clients.

"Close Guantánamo" initiates an open letter calling for renewed action, two years after the president's promise to resume releasing prisoners, and on the day a UK delegation arrives in the US to call for Shaker Aamer's release.