Guantanamo Concentration Camp Condemned by Red Cross
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Friday, 10 October 2003
BBC - A senior Red Cross official has launched a rare attack on the US detention of al-Qaeda and Taleban suspects at Guantanamo Bay.

Guantanamo base turning into concentration camp-hungerstrike continues
reuters, 07.03.2002 12:12

The base is preparing to hold more prisoners. Construction of a more permanent detention center has begun and Lehnert said the first 408 cells should be ready about April 12.

Eight Russian Citizens Kept at Guantanamo Base
08/09/2003 15:59
Russian officials discuss a possibility to deliver them to Russia

The names of eight Russian citizens jailed at the Guantanamo base in Cuba have recently become known. They were detained in Afghanistan during the anti-terrorist operation conducted by the American troops. Russian nationals' names were exposed by the American government-controlled radio station ïÿ/ïÿå.

According to the information from the radio station, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Trubnikov has recently discussed a possibility to deliver those people to Russia. According to ïÿ/ïÿå, the following eight Russian citizens are being currently kept at the Guantanamo base:

Shamil Hajiyev from Bashkortostan
Ravil Gumarov from Bashkortostan
Rasul Kudayev from Kabardino-Balkaria
Ruslan Odigov from Kabardino-Balkaria
Ravil Mingazov from Tatarstan
Rustam Akmerov from Chelyabinsk
Timur Ishmuradov from the Tyumen region
Airat Vakhitov from Tatarstan.