Andy Worthington

Andy Worthington

Andy Worthington is a freelance investigative journalist. He has been researching and writing about Guantanamo since 2006, and has worked with the United Nations, WikiLeaks, Reprieve and Cageprisoners. He is the cofounder of the Close Guantanamo campaign, and authored the book The Guantanamo Files.

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A year after Obama’s promise to resume releasing prisoners from Guantanamo, 78 men cleared for release are still there.

Opinion by Andy Worthington
Published On 29 May 2014
US President Barack Obama has promised to resume releasing Guantanamo prisoners [AFP/Getty Images]

Cleared detainees remain locked up and judicial review boards continue to value dubious evidence.

Opinion by Andy Worthington
Published On 5 Apr 2014
Even though US President Obama rescinded a ban on releasing Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo in May 2013, not a single Yemeni has been released [EPA]
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