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fromTruthout
1 week ago
World news

Cuba Has a Rich History of International Solidarity. US Wants to Extinguish It.

World news
fromwww.dw.com
11 hours ago

Top US and Cuban generals meet at Guantanamo Bay

US General Francis Donovan met Cuban General Roberto Legra Sotolongo at Guantanamo Bay to exchange operational security matters and assess perimeter security and readiness.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Humiliated by Iran, the US wants an easy scalp: keep your eyes on Cuba | Owen Jones

US actions against Cuba include criminal charges, leaked claims of drone acquisitions, and military posture that frames Cuba as a threat despite low plausibility of an attack.
World news
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Cuba Has a Rich History of International Solidarity. US Wants to Extinguish It.

U.S. sanctions and tightened blockade have intensified Cuba’s social crisis, damaging industry and public services while coinciding with military reconnaissance and invasion preparations.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Rising Cuba-US tensions amid talk of drones, emergency plans

Cuba’s civil defense guidance to prepare for US attack has sparked anger amid shortages and blackouts, while drone-related tensions raise escalation fears.
#cuba
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Cuba buys more than 300 drones from Russia and Iran report

Cuba acquired over 300 military drones and discussed potential attacks on US targets, prompting US concern amid Iranian advisers and drone warfare risks.
World news
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Cuba Is Considering Using Hundreds of Military Drones To Strike US Targets: Report

Cuba is reportedly acquiring armed drones from Russia and Iran and considering strikes on U.S. targets, prompting U.S. warnings and potential legal action against Raul Castro.
World news
fromTruthout
1 month ago

US Plans to Detain Cubans at Guantanamo in Event of Mass Migration From Island

The U.S. fuel blockade on Cuba is worsening the humanitarian crisis, leading to potential mass emigration and reliance on Guantánamo for migrant camps.
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Ex-Guantanamo detainee found not guilty of money laundering

Oybek Jabbarov and his wife Fatime, who live in Ireland, were accused of transferring money out of the country
World news
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Trump urged to rule out unlawful' Cuba takeover and stop using Guantanamo Bay for migrant detention

More than 30 lawmakers urged ending Guantanamo migrant detention and rejecting any US military action on Cuba, citing destabilization, displacement, and humanitarian harm.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Human rights groups decry US plan for Guantanamo camp for Cuban migrants

Human rights organizations oppose plans for a migrant camp at Guantanamo Bay for Cubans fleeing crisis, citing inhumane conditions and violations.
Books
fromThe Walrus
2 months ago

"The Cruelty Right Now Is Horrific": A Veteran Reporter Recalls Her Most Challenging Assignments | The Walrus

Michelle Shephard is an award-winning journalist and author known for her work on Guantánamo Bay and her recent book Code Name: Pale Horse.
History
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Today in History: February 23, American speedskater first to win 5 gold medals in a single Olympics

Feb. 23 saw Eric Heiden's five Olympic golds, the 1836 Alamo siege, the Guantanamo lease, WWII mainland shelling, and capture of Mount Suribachi.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 months ago

The odyssey of the first Cubans deported from the United States to Guantanamo

Dozens of Cuban migrants deported by the U.S. were sent to the Guantanamo Bay detention center under misleading conditions, enduring injuries, blindfolding, and family disruption.
Public health
fromTruthout
3 months ago

Some Public Health Workers Assigned to Guantanamo, Other ICE Jails, Are Quitting

U.S. Public Health Service officers were deployed to Guantánamo Bay to staff a Trump-era immigration detention operation, amid limited briefings and troubling detainee conditions.
Public health
fromWIRED
3 months ago

Public Health Workers Are Quitting Over Assignments to Guantanamo

Uniformed US Public Health Service personnel are being deployed to immigration detention sites, including Guantánamo, encountering bleak, potentially inhumane detention conditions and morale-based resignations.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

UK pays substantial sum' to tortured Guantanamo Bay detainee

The UK paid a substantial out-of-court settlement to Abu Zubaydah over allegations that MI5 and MI6 were complicit in his rendition and torture.
#torture
World news
fromBusiness Insider
5 months ago

How Guantanamo Bay actually works, according to a former detainee

Mohamedou Ould Slahi was detained at Guantanamo Bay nearly 15 years without charges and endured torture, harsh interrogations, and prolonged extrajudicial imprisonment.
#dick-cheney
World news
fromHarper's Magazine
8 months ago

Weekly Review, by Harper's Magazine

Multiple simultaneous crises: mass displacement in Gaza, a politically symbolic assassination in the U.S., and a Gen Z-led Discord election for Nepal's interim prime minister.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
8 months ago

Taliban official says US envoy agrees to prisoner swap in Kabul meeting

The United States and the Taliban agreed to a prisoner exchange after high-level talks in Kabul involving US envoys and the Taliban foreign minister.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
8 months ago

Water failure at Guantanamo Bay affects U.S. migrant operations there

Water service failure at Guantanamo forced migrant relocations and raises doubts about the base's ability to accommodate thousands of people safely and affordably.
fromTruthout
8 months ago

US Mourns the Victims of 9/11, But What of the Victims of the "War on Terror"?

In a video reportedly from 2006, a young Iraqi child was captured asking a U.S. soldier why America killed his dad. The soldier being questioned responds that it wasn't him who killed the young boy's father. When the child continues his line of questioning, the soldier turns the question around, asking him "do you hate Americans?" and "do you want to shoot me?"
World news
Miscellaneous
fromPrx
8 months ago

The World

Russian-origin drones entered Polish airspace and were partially shot down; Guantanamo Bay remains open 24 years after 9/11; divers removed a massive ghost net off Baja.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
10 months ago

Military bases in New Jersey, Indiana, to be expanded to detain immigrants

DHS is set to use military bases in New Jersey and Indiana to detain undocumented immigrants and increase detentions at Guantanamo Bay.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
10 months ago

With plea deals canceled, what happens next with the Guantanamo 9/11 trials?

Plea deals for the 9/11 defendants have been canceled, complicating the ongoing pursuit of justice for victim families.
#khalid-sheikh-mohammed
#trump-administration
US news
fromThe Washington Post
11 months ago

What to know about Guantanamo Bay as Trump prepares more migrant transfers

Trump plans mass deportations including transfers to Guantanamo Bay, a significant escalation in U.S. immigration policy.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
11 months ago

What to know about Guantanamo Bay as Trump prepares more migrant transfers

Trump plans mass deportations including transfers to Guantanamo Bay, a significant escalation in U.S. immigration policy.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 months ago

UK spy agencies too slow to realise CIA was mistreating prisoners after 9/11, government admits

UK intelligence agencies were slow to recognize CIA's torture of prisoners post-9/11, admitting complicity in US detention operations in court.
US news
fromwww.mediaite.com
11 months ago

White House Rejects Report Trump Is Ramping Up' Guantanamo Deportations: Fake News'

White House denies Guantanamo deportations expansion as reported by The Washington Post.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
11 months ago

Trump to ramp up transfers to Guantanamo, including citizens of allies

Trump administration plans to transfer thousands of undocumented foreigners to Guantánamo Bay, citing overcrowded detention facilities as a major reason.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 months ago

Claims that UK spy agencies aided CIA torture after 9/11 to be heard in rare trial

UK intelligence agencies' involvement in CIA torture programs will face unprecedented legal scrutiny in upcoming tribunal hearings.
US news
fromTruthout
11 months ago

Lawsuit Challenges "Unlawful" Detention of Migrants at Guantanamo Bay

The lawsuit against the Trump administration highlights the use of Guantánamo Bay for detaining migrants to instill fear.
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