Guantanamo Bay detention camp - Wikipedia
It was established in January 2002 by U.S. president George W. Bush to hold terrorism suspects and "illegal enemy combatants" during the Global War on Terrorism following the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Guantanamo Bay detention camp | History, Location, & Facts
2 days ago · Constructed in stages starting in 2002, the Guantánamo Bay detention camp (often called Gitmo, which is also a name for the naval base) was used to house Muslim militants and suspected terrorists captured by U.S. forces in Afghanistan, …
Guantanamo at 23: What’s next for the ‘lawless’ detention facility?
Jan 10, 2025 · Washington, DC – The detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, turns 23 on Saturday. For Mansoor Adayfi, a former inmate at the prison, the anniversary marks 23 years of “injustice, lawlessness,...
Inside Guantanamo Bay - the most controversial prison in the world
Sky News gains rare access to the controversial American prison in Cuba for the case of suspected al Qaeda commander Abdul Hadi al Iraqi.SUBSCRIBE to our You...
A glimpse inside Cuba's prisons - BBC News
May 1, 2013 · One of Cuba's most notorious high-security facilities, its 3,000 beds have been used by everyone from convicted killers to those punished for their political views.
The oldest inmate at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, …
Oct 31, 2022 · That's after the oldest prisoner there, a 75-year-old man, was let go over the weekend and sent to Pakistan. His release is part of the Biden administration's ongoing push to close Guantanamo,...
U.S. shuts once-secret Guantanamo prison unit, moves prisoners - NBC News
Apr 4, 2021 · WASHINGTON — A once-secret unit within the Guantanamo Bay detention center that had fallen into disrepair has been closed and the prisoners moved to another facility on the American base in...
Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility: An Overview - Center for …
On January 11, 2002, the United States opened the detention facility at the U.S. naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Nearly eight hundred Muslim men and boys have been held there over the years, all but a handful without charge or trial. Fifteen remain, some of whom have never been charged with a crime.
US dramatically shrinks Guantanamo prisoner population to 15 men
Jan 6, 2025 · U.S. President Joe Biden's administration slashed the prisoner population at Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba by nearly half on Monday, sending 11 detainees to …
Timeline: 20 years of Guantanamo Bay prison - Al Jazeera
Jan 10, 2022 · January 11 marks 20 years since the opening of Guantanamo Bay, the infamous US prison located in Cuba that critics say allows detainees to be held indefinitely outside of normal laws or...