The Local Germany

No honour for new intel chief over Gitmo scandal

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:02:00 +0200

The man due to take over Germany’s intelligence service has been denied an honorary degree by a Berlin university because he was involved in leaving an innocent man in the Guantanamo prison camp.

Ex-Gitmo inmates arrive

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:39:00 +0200

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Thursday two former inmates at the US prison camp in Guantanamo have arrived in Germany after spending nearly nine years in the terrorist detention centre.

Germany to accept two Gitmo prisoners

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:09:00 +0200

Germany has agreed to take in two Guantanamo Bay prisoners after months of wrangling over security concerns following a US request, Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière announced Wednesday.

Germany willing to accept Gitmo prisoners

Sat, 29 May 2010 15:35:00 +0200

Chancellor Angela Merkel is prepared to have Germany take in freed Guantanamo detainees despite having earlier refused US requests to do so, a magazine reported on Saturday.

Bavaria rebuffs China over Uighur 'terrorists'

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:36:00 +0200

Bavaria has knocked back a demand from China to list a group representing the Uighur ethnic minority – which has a violent separatist movement in China – as a terrorist organisation.

Germany prepares to receive Gitmo prisoners

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:06:00 +0200

The government is preparing to allow a number of Guantanamo Bay prisoners to settle in Germany as the US slowly closes the jail in Cuba and releases those held there not considered a threat.

Gitmo prisoner Slahi tells brother he wants to return to Germany

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:38:00 +0100

A Guantanamo Bay prisoner who admitted - under torture - to having organised trips to Afghan training camps for aspiring Jihadists including three of those involved in the 9/11 attacks, says he wants to return to Germany if he is released.

US asks Germany to take Gitmo prisoners

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:16:00 +0200

The US government has asked Germany to take two detainees from its Guantamo Bay detention camp in Cuba, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry confirmed Thursday.

Uighur Gitmo inmates appeal to Germany

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:40:00 +0200

Several Uighur inmates at the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay have made a direct appeal to the government be allowed to resettle in Germany.

Germany cannot refuse Guantánamo inmates

Wed, 06 May 2009 19:25:00 +0200

The United States has asked Berlin to accept Guantánamo Bay inmates. Some politicians are reluctant to do so, but Germany must help close this dark chapter for the West, argues Ludwig Greven from Zeit Online.

Munich wants Chinese Gitmo detainees

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:02:00 +0100

The German city of Munich, best known for Bayern Munich, lederhosen and the Oktoberfest beer festival, is also home to the world's largest community of Uighurs, an ethnic minority from China's extreme west.

Steinmeier expecting US Gitmo request

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:20:00 +0100

Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Saturday he is expecting a formal American request soon for Germany to take in inmates from the US terrorist prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.

Germany welcomes first step to close Guantanamo Bay prison

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:25:00 +0100

Germany on Wednesday hailed Barack Obama's decision to kick off his presidency by taking the first step to closing the notorious terrorist prison at Guantanamo Bay, but politicians in Berlin were still unable to agree on whether to accept inmates.

Politicians squabble over Gitmo prisoners

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:45:00 +0100

German politicians are bickering over whether Berlin should accept Guantánamo Bay inmates in order to help America close the terrorist detention centre.

Steinmeier sends 'let's be friends' letter to Obama

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:48:00 +0100

Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has offered Barack Obama Germany’s help in a series of foreign policy matters, including reconstruction in Iraq.

States reluctant to accept Gitmo inmates

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:04:00 +0100

Brandenburg Interior Minister Jörg Schönbohm has criticised German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier for announcing Berlin was considering taking in Guantánamo Bay inmates to help close the US prison camp.

Germany ready to help US close Guantanamo

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:24:00 +0100

Germany said Monday it would consider taking in foreign detainees from Guantanamo if the United States closes its "war on terror" jail, but only if the rest of the European Union steps up to the plate.

German official moots accepting Guantánamo inmates

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:01:00 +0100

The German government has signalled it is willing to help US President-Elect Obama make good on his promise to close the controversial terrorist prison camp Guantánamo Bay by taking in inmates.

Ex-Guantanamo inmate gets halfhearted hearing from Congress

Wed, 21 May 2008 11:33:00 +0200

A handful of US lawmakers gave only a halfhearted listen on Tuesday to the testimony of Murat Kurnaz, a former detainee at Guantanamo Bay from Germany, who spent nearly five years in prison before being released without charge.