Biden admin transfers a Guantanamo detainee to Belize

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The Biden administration transferred a detainee from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Thursday and is preparing to transfer at least two more in the coming weeks, according to two senior U.S. officials and a former senior administration official.

Published 2 months ago · Washington, United States

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BBC News

US resettles Guantanamo Bay detainee Majid Khan in Belize

Pakistani Majid Khan had been held in the military facility in Cuba for over 15 years.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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Reuters

U.S. transfers Pakistani Guantanamo Bay detainee Khan to Belize

Majid Khan, a Pakistani man who has described in graphic detail his torture by the Central Intelligence Agency in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has been transferred from the Guantanamo Bay U.S. detention facility in Cuba to Belize, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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CNN

US transfers Guantanamo Bay detainee to Belize

The US has transferred a Guantanamo Bay detainee who was convicted of terrorism offenses in 2012 to Belize, the Pentagon announced on Thursday.

2 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Washington Post

In a rare move, U.S. releases ‘high-value’ Guantanamo prisoner

Majid Khan was captured in 2003 and taken to secret CIA facilities, where he was subject to harsh interrogation tactics before being sent to Guantanamo.

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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The Hill

Guantanamo detainee transferred to Belize

The U.S. transferred a Guantanamo Bay detainee to the Central American nation of Belize on Thursday, months after he was first scheduled to be released. Majid Khan, who pled guilty to terrorism, conspiracy and murder charges and admitted to working with al-Qaida as a courier, was set for release last spring but has languished in…

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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KVIA

US transfers Guantanamo Bay detainee to Belize

By Haley Britzky, CNN The US has transferred a Guantanamo Bay detainee who was convicted of terrorism offenses in 2012 to Belize, the Pentagon announced on Thursday. Majid Khan, a Pakistani citizen and US resident, who went to high school in Baltimore, was captured in 2003 and was held for more than three years at secret CIA prisons known as “black sites.” He was transferred to the US military prison in Cuba in 2006. “Majid Khan pled guilty befo…

2 months ago·Panama City, United States

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