For the past 100 days, a coalition of groups and individuals took part in demonstrations, educated Congress & the public, and engaged in nonviolent direct action. More...

President Obama should free 17 Chinese Muslims the US government has exonerated of any wrongdoing but who remain imprisoned in Guantanamo. More...

The Bagram Theatre Internment Facility at the U.S. Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan is destined to supplant Guantanamo. More...

Following a rally and procession, 61 people dressed in orange jumpsuits and black hoods were arrested in front of the White House. More...

Day 72 update

Thu, 04/02/2009 - 1:37pm

New York Times: "Detention at Afghan Base Is Subject to U.S. Courts"

Detainee lawyer Candace Gorman comments, "Bagram will not become the new Gitmo."

Charlotte Dennett: "Leahy Bails on 'Truth Commission' Plan"

(More comment at the Washington Independent.)

BBC: "Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he is prepared to receive detainees held by the US military at the Guantanamo Bay camp in Cuba. . . . It is highly unlikely the Pentagon will take him up on it, however, given the poor state of US ties with Venezuela."