For the past 100 days, a coalition of groups and individuals took part in demonstrations, educated Congress & the public, and engaged in nonviolent direct action. More...

President Obama should free 17 Chinese Muslims the US government has exonerated of any wrongdoing but who remain imprisoned in Guantanamo. More...

The Bagram Theatre Internment Facility at the U.S. Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan is destined to supplant Guantanamo. More...

Following a rally and procession, 61 people dressed in orange jumpsuits and black hoods were arrested in front of the White House. More...

Day 38 update

Fri, 02/27/2009 - 2:37pm

Busy day vigiling at the White House--several groups were protesting. Even Joe the Plumber walked by.

Free Speech in the Federal City -- 1Free Speech in the Federal City -- 1 by Bullneck, on Flickr

Video: One of this week's participants, Joshua Brollier, was inspired to write a song

SCOTUSblog: Detainees’ lawyers appeal to Obama

Aziz Huq on the Uighur detainees: Why We Detain the Innocent:

The harm here is not only to the law's fabric. The opinion has practical ramifications for US foreign policy. The government has been trying to resettle the Uighurs since 2004 without avail. This opinion signals that the US will not (and, in Judge Randolph's view, perhaps cannot) take even a minimal measure of responsibility for the mess it has created. It is grist for those who call the US hypocritical when it calls on other countries to accept former Guantánamo detainees.