Conflict
GlobalPost
July 27, 2016
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.
Justice
The truth about the former Gitmo prisoner 'missing' from Uruguay
GlobalPost
July 20, 2016
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
July 27, 2016
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
Brazil's borders are anything but secure
GlobalPost
August 08, 2016
The search for ex-Guantanamo detainee Abu Wa’el Dhiab reveals serious security lapses on some of Brazil’s far-flung border crossings.