Coverage dated October 28, 2022

The U.S. releases the oldest prisoner in Guantánamo Bay

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Saifullah Paracha, 75, was held at the U.S. facility for 18 years without ever being charged. He arrived in Pakistan on Saturday.

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The Guardian
Oldest Guantánamo prisoner released after 17 years (opens The Guardian)
Published Oct 28, 2022
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Saifullah Paracha, 75, returns to Pakistan after being held, but never charged, over suspected al-Qaida ties
Delaware Public Media
The U.S. releases the oldest prisoner in Guantánamo Bay (opens Delaware Public Media)
Published Oct 28, 2022
Delaware Public Media's feed description
Saifullah Paracha, 75, was held at the U.S. facility for 18 years without ever being charged. He arrived in Pakistan on Saturday.
Al Jazeera
Guantanamo’s oldest inmate released after 19 years without trial (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Oct 28, 2022
Al Jazeera's feed description
Saifullah Paracha, who was arrested in 2003 and accused of financing al-Qaeda, was never charged like most prisoners.
MyNorthwest
Pakistan: Oldest prisoner freed from Guantanamo, back home (opens MyNorthwest)
Published Oct 28, 2022
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ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A 75-year-old from Pakistan who was the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was released and returned to Pakistan on
Fox News
Guantanamo Bay's oldest prisoner freed, returns to Pakistan (opens Fox News)
Published Oct 28, 2022
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Guantanamo Bay's oldest prisoner was released from the detention center in Cuba on Saturday and is returning to Pakistan, where he is from.
NBC News
U.S. releases Guantanamo's oldest prisoner after almost 18 years (opens NBC News)
Published Oct 28, 2022
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Saifullah Paracha "is returning to his family as a frail old man,” the executive director of the legal charity that represented him, told NBC News.
CBS News
Oldest Guantanamo Bay prisoner transferred to Pakistan after 17 years in custody, U.S. says (opens CBS News)
Published Oct 28, 2022
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Saifullah Paracha was reunited with his family after more than 17 years in custody in the U.S. base in Cuba, Pakistan's foreign ministry said.

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