In a hearing at Guantánamo Bay, an expert gave a graphic public depiction of torture after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
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Freed Guantánamo Prisoner Has Big Dreams for a New Life in Belize
Majid Khan, a “high-value detainee” at Guantánamo Bay, was released last week after two decades of social isolation.
Tortured Guantánamo Detainee Is Freed in Belize
Majid Khan, a Pakistani citizen who attended high school in Maryland, finished his sentence last year.
‘A Wild Card’: Son of Uganda’s President Jostles to Succeed His Father
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has been positioning himself as Uganda’s next leader. But his provocative tweets have unnerved Ugandans and put his father in a bind.
Ukraine Finds Sexual Crimes Where Russian Troops Ruled
Russian officials have denied abuses against civilians despite widespread evidence of sexual violence by Russian troops documented by Ukrainian and international investigators.
Electrical Cords, Metal Pipes: In Kherson, Signs of Torture Emerge
The liberation of a Russian-held city was joyous. The revelations about what happened during occupation are anything but.
Accounts of Torture Emerge From Kherson, Ukraine’s ‘City of Fear’
Just days after the southern city of Kherson was liberated after eight months of Russian occupation, accounts of beatings, torture and disappearances are emerging.
Sept. 11 Case Awaits Biden Administration’s Reply on Plea Deal
The judge has postponed hearings in the case. A proposed agreement would avert a death-penalty trial for the five defendants.
Victims Recall Life in the Philippines Under Marcos’s Martial Law
Ferdinand E. Marcos placed the country under military rule 50 years ago this week. With his son now in power, those who lived through those dark days fear their stories will be lost.
Biden Warns Russia Against Using Unconventional Weapons
Some officials worry that the more cornered Vladimir Putin feels, particularly with recent setbacks from Ukraine’s counteroffensive, the greater the chance that he might turn to an unconventional weapon.
Guantánamo Bay Prison Mission Is Stuck in a Cycle of Costly Delays
The mission has relied on short-term fixes for things like housing and medical care for two decades. With 36 detainees left, the prison will soon receive its 21st commander.
Six Weeks of ‘Hell’: Inside Russia’s Brutal Ukraine Detentions
Thousands of Ukrainian civilians have suffered beatings and sometimes electrical shocks, while the U.N. says hundreds have disappeared into Russian jails.
Philippines Struggles to Save Monument of Heroes Museum
Organizers at the Monument of Heroes in the Philippines are racing to preserve documents related to the Marcos regime before the dictator’s son takes office.
Gina Haspel Observed Waterboarding at C.I.A. Black Site, Psychologist Testifies
The testimony emerged in pretrial hearings in the Cole bombing case at Guantánamo Bay, where the war court is wrestling with the legacy of torture after 9/11.
War Crimes Hearing Revisits U.S. Soldiers’ Abuse of Detainees
An Army judge is hearing pretrial testimony to determine what evidence can be used at the eventual destroyer Cole death penalty trial.
The Appalling Treatment of a Prisoner at Guantánamo
“The Forever Prisoner,” by Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy, tells the story of a man who has been held captive by the C.I.A. for 20 years.
For a Ukrainian Journalist, War Evokes Scars From Captivity
Stanislav Aseyev, a 32-year-old journalist, had documented his abuse in a prison run by Russian-backed separatists. Now, the war reminds him of why Ukrainians are fighting for their lives.
Myanmar Junta Holding 10,000 Political Prisoners
Most are held in deplorable conditions and face certain conviction at trial. Rights groups say the Southeast Asian nation now has the worst human rights conditions in the region.
Plea Negotiations in Sept. 11 Case Go on Hiatus for Ramadan
Hearings in the death penalty case are scheduled for May but could be postponed because one defendant needs a new lawyer.
The 9/11 Trial: Why Are Plea Bargain Talks Underway?
New leadership, an ever receding trial date and pressure to disclose more information about the C.I.A. torture of the accused plotters all contribute.
Sept. 11 Prosecutors Are in Plea Talks That Could Avert a Death-Penalty Trial
Pentagon prosecutors have struggled for more than a decade to hold the trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and his accused accomplices in the attacks.
U.S. Official Ends Sentence of Terrorist Who Was Tortured by C.I.A.
Majid Khan, who confessed to war crimes and turned informant in 2012, will not go free from Guantánamo Bay until U.S. diplomats find a country to take him in.
9/11 Suspect Is Returned to Saudi Arabia for Mental Health Care
Mohammed al-Qahtani had spent 20 years at Guantánamo Bay, where he was tortured so badly that he was ineligible to be tried at the war crimes court.
C.I.A. Black Sites Are State Secrets, the Supreme Court Rules
A Guantánamo detainee had sought information from two former government contractors to aid in a Polish criminal inquiry into a facility there.
Biden Administration Rejects Use of Testimony Obtained From Torture in Guantánamo Trial
The Justice Department rejected an interpretation by the retired chief prosecutor that lawyers could sometimes use statements obtained during C.I.A. interrogations.
In Kazakh Uprising, Reports of Widespread Abuses by Security Forces
Through crowdsourcing, rights groups say they are documenting a campaign of beatings and torture “on a massive scale.”
A Historic Verdict, and a New Front in the Global Fight for Human Rights
The first time anyone from the Syrian regime is judged guilty of its crimes is in a German court. What justice does it bring to Syrians?
Syrian Doctor Accused of Atrocities Goes on Trial in Germany
The charges against Alaa Mousa include torturing opponents of the Assad regime in military hospitals in Syria, and murdering at least one by lethal injection.
First Trial for Syrian State Atrocities Yields Guilty Verdict in Germany
A German court found a former Syrian intelligence officer guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to life in prison — a first after a decade of war.
Pentagon Building New Secret Courtroom at Guantánamo Bay
The concept is to permit two military judges to hold proceedings simultaneously starting in mid-2023.
What I’ve Learned as a Lawyer Representing Prisoners at Guantánamo
I’m a lawyer representing prisoners at Guantánamo. Morality is a choice.
‘I Didn’t Look Like a Human’: Journalist Tells of Myanmar Torture
When Ko Aung Kyaw erased his cellphone contacts to protect his sources, he knew his interrogators would make him pay a horrific price. He did it anyway.
What I Will Tell You When You Ask Why My Son Is in Prison
Alaa is a political prisoner in Egypt because he dared to dream of another world.
Waterboarded Prisoner Has Drowning Nightmares Two Decades Later, Doctor Testifies
Lawyers called a torture expert in a bid to spare a defendant a nauseating commute from prison to court by having him spend nights at Guantánamo Bay’s court compound.
Ian Fishback’s Death Highlights Veteran Mental Illness Crisis
Ian Fishback revealed abuse of detainees during the Iraq war, but struggled after leaving the service. He died awaiting a bed at the V.A.
Maj. Ian Fishback, Who Exposed Abuse of Detainees, Dies at 42
His letter to two senators about beatings by U.S. troops in Iraq led to legislation in 2005 prohibiting extreme mistreatment of military prisoners.
F.B.I. Agents Became C.I.A. Operatives in Overseas Prisons
Lawyers disclosed the unusual arrangement in evidentiary hearings to prepare for the Sept. 11 trial at Guantánamo Bay.
Accused 9/11 Mastermind Seeks Access to Secret Testimony
Prosecutors say war court rules forbid defendants from hearing classified information, unless the classified information is someone quoting what a defendant said.
Foreman Says Military Jury Was Disgusted by C.I.A. Torture
A Navy captain whose letter recommended clemency for a Qaeda terrorist drafted the damning two-page document in 20 minutes.
Some Sept. 11 Trial Secrets May Not Be Secrets Anymore
Prosecutors agreed to compare hundreds if not thousands of pages of classified documents in the case against 9/11 defendants with material released under the Freedom of Information Act.
The Stain of Guantánamo: Torture
A terrorist’s testimony and a clemency letter by military officers. Also: Florida professors; religion and politics; health care; Mark Zuckerberg.
For First Time in Public, a Detainee Describes Torture at C.I.A. Black Sites
In a sentencing hearing, Majid Khan, a Pakistani who lived in suburban Baltimore before joining Al Qaeda, detailed dungeonlike conditions and episodes of abuse.
A Surprising Proposal at the Supreme Court in Torture Case
Twenty years after the Sept. 11 attacks, three justices said it was time to hear from the first detainee subjected to brutal interrogation by the C.I.A.
The Legacy of America’s Post-9/11 Turn to Torture
Twenty years after the attacks, the United States is still grappling with the consequences of brutal interrogations carried out in the name of national security.
Member of ISIS ‘Beatles’ Cell Pleads Guilty in Hostage Cases
Alexanda Kotey admitted that he played a key part in American prisoners’ kidnapping, detention and hostage negotiations. Some of the hostages were beheaded.
Charges in Bali Bombing Case Are Delayed at Guantánamo
The three prisoners were to be charged for the first time, 18 years after their capture. Translation problems mean they wait one more day.
He Spent 14 Years at Guantánamo. This Is His Story.
“Don’t Forget Us Here,” by Mansoor Adayfi with Antonio Aiello, is the memoir of a Yemeni man who claims he was kidnapped in Afghanistan, sold to the C.I.A. and sent to the detention camp in a case of mistaken identity.
Body of Reuters Photographer Was Mutilated in Taliban Custody, Officials Say
The body of Danish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer Prize winner killed in Afghanistan, was unrecognizable when it was brought to a Kandahar hospital, one official said.
Guantánamo Prosecutors Ask to Strike Information Gained From Torture
The prosecutors’ use of information from a brutal interrogation had troubled Biden administration lawyers and was a source of tension with the chief prosecutor at Guantánamo Bay, who will retire soon.
Judge Permits Information From C.I.A. Torture in Terror Case
Defense lawyers said it was the first publicly known time that prosecutors had been allowed to use information gained from torture in the proceedings at Guantánamo Bay.