Monday, April 6, 2009

BRITAIN: Current Detainee/Prisoner News (Mostly Andy Worthington - UK Writer on GTMO & more)

Britain’s Guantánamo: Fact or Fiction? Items just below can be found at Andy Worthington dot co dot UK - Here's the LINK: Find these & many more here

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3.4.09

On Monday March 30, in a committee room in the House of Commons, Diane Abbott MP chaired a meeting entitled, “Britain’s Guantánamo? The use of secret evidence and evidence based on torture in the UK courts,” to discuss the stories of some of the men held as “terror suspects” on the basis of secret evidence, [...]

* Algerians in Guantanamo, Belmarsh, control orders, deportation and extradition, Jordanians in Guantanamo, Libyans in Guantanamo, Tunisians in Guantanamo
* 3 Comments

Five Stories From Britain’s Guantánamo: (5) Detainee Z

2.4.09

I am a 42-year old married man with two children, who has lived in this country for almost 18 years.
I was detained in September 2005 under immigration powers, and I have been informed, to my surprise, that I am a threat to national security. Until now I have not been told what the allegation is, [...]

* Belmarsh, control orders, deportation and extradition
* 1 Comment

Five Stories From Britain’s Guantánamo: (4) Hussain Al-Samamara

2.4.09

My name is Hussain Al-Samamara. I’m Jordanian, and I’m 33 years old. I’m a husband and I’m a father. I’m a brother and a son. I’m a friend and I’m an artist. But I am not a terrorist.
To be honest with you I don’t know how I got here. This was never meant to happen [...]

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Five Stories From Britain’s Guantánamo: (3) Detainee U

1.4.09

You know me as Amer Makhlulif, because I have been arrested, but never charged, as a threat to the national security, and I was therefore afraid to disclose my real name for fear of threats. Amer Makhlulif was the name given me by the immigration officer when I sought asylum in the UK, as he [...]

* Belmarsh, control orders, deportation and extradition
* 3 Comments

Detainee BB

1.4.09

They call me BB. I can’t tell you my real name. I’m an Algerian and I’ve been in this country since 1995.
I’m 43 years old. I live with my wife and three children. I’ve got two girls and one boy — he’s only three. The bail conditions I’m under apply to me, but in reality [...]

* Belmarsh, control orders, deportation and extradition
* 2 Comments

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Five Stories From Britain’s Guantánamo: (1) Detainee Y

1.4.09

They call me Y. But I am more than a letter. I am a man. I’m Algerian, and am 39 years old.
It’s been such a long time since I experienced “normal life.”
My story is a bit confusing to follow. I’ll keep it simple.
I came to the UK because of its impressive human rights record. Well, [...]

* Belmarsh, control orders, deportation and extradition
* 3 Comments

Britain’s Guantánamo: Calling For An End To Secret Evidence

1.4.09

On Monday, in a packed committee room in the House of Commons, politicians, lawyers and human rights campaigners came together to discuss how to both confront and publicize the British government’s increasing reliance on the use of secret evidence, and evidence obtained through torture. The meeting focused in particular on the cases of five men [...]

* Belmarsh, control orders, deportation and extradition
* 12 Comments

Britain’s Guantánamo: An Introduction

1.4.09

In a series of articles this week, Andy Worthington, journalist and author of The Guantánamo Files, follows up on a Parliamentary meeting in the House of Commons on Monday — “Britain’s Guantánamo? The use of secret evidence and evidence based on torture in the UK courts,” chaired by Diane Abbott MP — with four articles [...]

* Belmarsh, control orders, deportation and extradition
* 1 Comment
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