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Guantánamo Detainee Finally Sent Home After 20 Years

CubaWednesday, January 1, 2025

You might think that after 20 years, a man held without charge would finally see justice. But no, Ridah bin Saleh al-Yazidi, a Tunisian man, was just sent back home to Tunisia after being locked up in Guantánamo Bay since it opened in 2002. The U. S. government never charged him with a crime, yet he spent over two decades behind bars. Now, there are only 26 detainees left, with most also never charged. Some have been cleared to leave for over a decade, but they're still there.

The Biden administration promised to close the prison, but progress has been slow. Human rights groups are worried that the new president might not keep the same promises. Meanwhile, the U. S. military is getting ready to hear guilty pleas from one of the September 11 attack's accused masterminds. It's a complex situation, and it's hard to know what will happen next.

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