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VICE News' Year in Review
In 2015, VICE News' reporting spanned from politics and the environment to conflict and the human cost of war. Here are the most powerful and memorable things we saw.
Guantanamo 'Built on How to Destroy a Human Being': Shaker Aamer Speaks For the First Time
The last British detainee to be released from Guantanamo says British officers witnessed him being tortured by American interrogators and did nothing — but he doesn't want to take legal action.
This Detainee Has Been Held at Guantanamo for 13 Years Because of a Mistaken Identity
Mustafa al-Aziz al-Shamiri was believed to be a high-level al Qaeda facilitator and trainer. But after years of being held at the military prison without charge, Pentagon officials recently said that he was in fact a low-level foot soldier.
In Emails, Hillary Clinton Praised the Release of Guantanamo Detainee Omar Khadr
The so-called child soldier accused of killing a US Army medic in Afghanistan spent more than a decade in US custody before being turned over to Canada in 2012.
The Pentagon Just Transferred Five Yemeni Guantanamo Detainees to UAE
Held for nearly 14 years, the detainees were transferred to the UAE Friday night, after the terrorist attacks in Paris.
On The Line: Simon Ostrovsky and Claire Ward Discuss "Life After Guantanamo"
What's life like after Guantanamo? Simon Ostrovsky and Claire Ward answered your questions 'On The Line.'
Shaker Aamer, the Last Remaining UK Guantanamo Detainee, Has Been Released
Aamer, long acknowledged to be a leader of detainees at the detention facility, was never charged with a crime during the 13 years he spent as a captive of the US government.
It's Not Easy Giving Gifts to an Ex-GITMO Detainee (Extra Scene from 'Life After Guantanamo')
In this extra scene, VICE News visits former Guantanamo detainee Lotfi Bin Ali in the remote city of Semey in Kazakhstan, where attempts to deliver gifts are met with suspicion and hostility from local authorities.
"Freedom" in Kazakhstan (Excerpt from 'Life After Guantanamo')
In this excerpt, VICE News meets a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who was resettled in a remote area of Kazakhstan.
Alleged Planner of 9/11 Halts Trial by Essentially Firing His Lawyers
Ten minutes into a long-delayed pre-trial hearing, Walid bin Attash told his lawyers that he no longer trusted them and wished to represent himself.
Life After Guantanamo: Exiled in Kazakhstan
VICE News travels to Kazakhstan to investigate the "freedom" of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee.
After Being Imprisoned at Guantanamo, Two Men Find Themselves Trapped in Kazakhstan
Despite having no connection to Kazakhstan, Abdullah Bin Ali al-Lutfi and Mohammed Ebrahim al Qurashi were sent to a remote city in the former Soviet republic after being released from Guantanamo. Now, they can't leave.