NewsBeat SocialTag: detainees
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5 Guantanamo Bay Prisoners Released
01/15/15 3:52 PM PST
According to the Department of Defense, the U.S. transferred four Guantanamo Bay prisoners to Oman and one to Estonia
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Filipino Political Detainees on Hunger Strike Want Meal Costs Donated to Typhoon Victims
01/15/15 10:27 AM PST
32 political prisoners in a Philippine jail are on hunger strike to call for Pope Francis' help in securing their freedom and rights
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Senate Intelligence Committee Releases Report Condemning CIA 'Torture'
12/10/14 8:58 AM PST
The Senate Select Intelligence Committee's report on the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program finds the CIA intentionally lied about torture techniques and their usefulness
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NYC May Not Cooperate with Immigration Authorities
10/06/14 9:34 AM PST
The city council is proposing a bill that would prevent the handing over of jailed, illegal immigrants to federal immigration authorities
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Trial Date Set for American in North Korea
09/08/14 2:56 PM PST
One of three Americans detained in North Korea will be tried on Sunday, September 14th, according to state media
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Senate Intelligence Committee to Reveal Report on CIA Torture
04/04/14 3:38 PM PST
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on the CIA's Enhanced Interrogation techniques pulls no punches about the agency's illegal torture and cover-up
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750 Immigration Detainees on Hunger Strike
03/08/14 5:55 PM PST
Detainees are demanding better pay and treatment at the Northwest Detention Center in Washington state
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Afghanistan Frees Prisoners Despite U.S. Protests
02/13/14 4:23 PM PST
Afghanistan released 65 prisoners Thursday, despite protests from the U.S., which said the men were connected to the killing of civilians and coalition forces
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Filipino Cops Accused of 'Wheel of Torture'
01/28/14 6:16 PM PST
The Philippines Commission on Human Rights says Filipino cops played a "wheel of torture" game at a secret detention facility
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U.S. Sends Two Guantanamo Detainees to Sudan
12/19/13 11:53 AM PST
The United States has sent two Guantanamo Bay prisoners back to their native Sudan
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U.S. Transfers Two Guantanamo Detainees to Algeria
12/05/13 11:40 AM PST
The United States has repatriated two Guantanamo Bay detainees to Algeria
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Report: US Doctors Participated in Torture of Detainees
11/07/13 9:00 AM PST
A new report accuses the US government of directing medical personnel to ignore their professional codes of ethics and participate in the abuse of detainees