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Uruguayan officials caused a stir last month when they said Abu Wa’el Dhiab, a free man released from Guantanámo Bay prison, had quietly left the country. Now he has reportedly resurfaced in Venezuela, aiming to travel to Turkey to reunite with his family.
Before being released to Uruguay in 2014, former Guantánamo Bay detainee Abu Wa’el Dhiab had been a long-term hunger-striker who was force-fed hundreds of times, writes a lawyer who represented him.
Before being released to Uruguay in 2014, former Guantánamo Bay detainee Abu Wa’el Dhiab had been a long-term hunger-striker who was force-fed hundreds of times, writes a lawyer who represented him.
Uruguayan officials caused a stir last month when they said Abu Wa’el Dhiab, a free man released from Guantanámo Bay prison, had quietly left the country. Now he has reportedly resurfaced in Venezuela, aiming to travel to Turkey to reunite with his family.
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Justice
The truth about the former Gitmo prisoner 'missing' from Uruguay
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Before being released to Uruguay in 2014, former Guantánamo Bay detainee Abu Wa’el Dhiab had been a long-term hunger-striker who was force-fed hundreds of times, writes a lawyer who represented him.
Conflict
'Missing' ex-Gitmo inmate has resurfaced in Venezuela
GlobalPost
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Uruguayan officials caused a stir last month when they said Abu Wa’el Dhiab, a free man released from Guantanámo Bay prison, had quietly left the country. Now he has reportedly resurfaced in Venezuela, aiming to travel to Turkey to reunite with his family.
Conflict
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GlobalPost
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