Salman Ebrahim Mohamed Ali Al Khalifa
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Sheikh
Salman Ebrahim Mohamed Ali Al Khalifa is a citizen of Bahrain
who was held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.
The Department of Defense reports that Al Khalifa was born on July 24, 1979, in Rifah, Bahrain. He is a member of the Al Khalifa
royal family of Bahrain, related to King Hamad.
Al Khalifa, like the other Bahrainis held in Guantanamo, has Joshua Colangelo-Bryan as his lawyer.
announced on November 5, 2005, that Salman had been released, and was one of three Bahraini detainees on their way home.
On Thursday August 23, 2007 the Gulf Daily News
reported that
Bahraini Member of Parliament Mohammed Khalid
had called for the Bahrain government to provide financial compensation to the released men.
Sheikh
Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...
Salman Ebrahim Mohamed Ali Al Khalifa is a citizen of Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
who was held in extrajudicial detention
Extrajudicial detention
Arbitrary or extrajudicial detention is the detention of individuals by a state, without ever laying formal charges against them.Although it has a long history of legitimate use in wartime , detention without charge, sometimes in secret, has been one of the hallmarks of totalitarian states...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
.
The Department of Defense reports that Al Khalifa was born on July 24, 1979, in Rifah, Bahrain. He is a member of the Al Khalifa
Al Khalifa
The Al Khalifa family is the ruling family of Bahrain. The Al Khalifa profess Sunni Islam and belong to the Anizah tribe that migrated from Najd to Kuwait in the early 18th century. They are also from the Utub tribe...
royal family of Bahrain, related to King Hamad.
Al Khalifa, like the other Bahrainis held in Guantanamo, has Joshua Colangelo-Bryan as his lawyer.
Release
The Gulf Daily NewsGulf Daily News
The Gulf Daily News is an English-language newspaper published in the Kingdom of Bahrain by Al Hilal Group. It is distributed locally in Bahrain. It is owned by the Al Hilal Group, which publishes 13 other newspapers and magazines, including the local Arabic newspaper Akhbar Al Khaleej. The paper,...
announced on November 5, 2005, that Salman had been released, and was one of three Bahraini detainees on their way home.
On Thursday August 23, 2007 the Gulf Daily News
Gulf Daily News
The Gulf Daily News is an English-language newspaper published in the Kingdom of Bahrain by Al Hilal Group. It is distributed locally in Bahrain. It is owned by the Al Hilal Group, which publishes 13 other newspapers and magazines, including the local Arabic newspaper Akhbar Al Khaleej. The paper,...
reported that
Bahraini Member of Parliament Mohammed Khalid
Mohammed Khalid
One of Bahrain’s most outspoken Islamist MPs is Sheikh Mohammed Khalid, the Al-Menbar Islamic Society representative from the Northern Governorate...
had called for the Bahrain government to provide financial compensation to the released men.
See also
- Juma Mohammed Al Dossary
- Essa Al MurbatiEssa Al MurbatiIssa Ali Abdullah al Murbati is a citizen of Bahrain who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.Al Murbati's Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 52....
- Salah Abdul Rasool Al BlooshiSalah Abdul Rasool Al Blooshi-Transcript:There is no record that captive 227participated in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.-Habeas corpus:A writ of habeas corpus, Salah Abdul Rasul Ali Abdul Rahman Al Balushi v. George W...
- Adel Kamel Hajee
- Abdulla Majid Al NaimiAbdulla Majid Al NaimiBorn on March 9, 1982, in Manama, Bahrain, Abdulla Majid Al Naimi is a Bahraini, formerly held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba....
External links
- 'Help me' plea by Bay detainee, Gulf Daily NewsGulf Daily NewsThe Gulf Daily News is an English-language newspaper published in the Kingdom of Bahrain by Al Hilal Group. It is distributed locally in Bahrain. It is owned by the Al Hilal Group, which publishes 13 other newspapers and magazines, including the local Arabic newspaper Akhbar Al Khaleej. The paper,...
, September 5, 2005 - Three Bahrainis headed home after release from Guantanamo Bay, WFORWFOR-TVWFOR-TV, virtual channel 4.1 , is the CBS owned-and-operated station in Miami, Florida. WFOR shares its TV studio facilities with sister station WBFS-TV in Doral, near Miami International Airport, and its transmitter is located in Miramar.WFOR-TV also previously had two translator stations in the...
, November 4, 2005 - Three Bahraini Guantanamo detainees return home, WFORWFOR-TVWFOR-TV, virtual channel 4.1 , is the CBS owned-and-operated station in Miami, Florida. WFOR shares its TV studio facilities with sister station WBFS-TV in Doral, near Miami International Airport, and its transmitter is located in Miramar.WFOR-TV also previously had two translator stations in the...
, November 5, 2005