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UK to shell out ‘substantial’ out of court settlement to Palestinian Guantanamo detainee

The Jerusalem Post 14 Jan 2026
Zubaydah was accused of being a high-ranking Al-Qaeda official and was alleged to have run training camps in Afghanistan for terrorists. The claim has not been substantiated ....
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UK pays 'substantial' compensation to Guantanamo inmate: lawyer

Floyd County Chronicle 13 Jan 2026
The UK government has paid "substantial" compensation to a Guantanamo detainee who was tortured by the CIA and has been held there without charge for two decades, his lawyer said Monday ... .
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Guantanamo detainee is paid 'substantial' compensation by UK after he accused MI5 and MI6 of ...

The Daily Mail 12 Jan 2026
Abu Zubaydah has been held at the Cuba prison since 2006 despite having never been charged with or convicted of a crime ....
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UK pays ‘substantial’ compensation to Guantanamo detainee: Report

Straits Times 12 Jan 2026
The Saudi-born Palestinian was waterboarded 83 times and was held without charge for two decades ....
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Lord Hermer ‘paved way for payout to Guantanamo terror suspect’

The Daily Telegraph 12 Jan 2026
Lord Hermer has been accused of engineering a compensation payout to a Guantanamo Bay prisoner he used to represent ... Mr Zubaydah is still being held at Guantanamo Bay despite the US having withdrawn allegations against him Credit.
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Hermer ‘engineered’ payout to Guantanamo terror suspect

AOL 12 Jan 2026
Lord Hermer has been accused of engineering a compensation payout to a Guantanamo Bay prisoner he used to represent ... He was the first man subjected to CIA “enhanced interrogation” techniques after the September 11 attacks ... .
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Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah receives substantial UK compensation over CIA torture claims

The Daily Telegraph 12 Jan 2026
A Guantanamo Bay detainee who claims Britain was complicit in his torture by the CIA has received “substantial” compensation from the Government, his lawyer has said ... He is still being held in Guantanamo and cannot access the money himself.
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UK Pays Compensation to Guantanamo Detainee Abu Zubaydah Over Mistreatment

Khaleej Mag 12 Jan 2026
The UK government has provided a “substantial” compensation payment to Saudi-born Palestinian Abu Zubaydah, who has been held at the US detention facility in Guantanamo Bay for nearly two decades without trial, the BBC reported.
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Guantanamo prisoner receives ‘substantial’ payout from UK

AOL 12 Jan 2026
A Guantanamo Bay detainee who claims Britain was complicit in his torture by the CIA has received “substantial” compensation from the Government, his lawyer has said ... He is still being held in Guantanamo and cannot access the money himself.
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UK ministers should explain compensation payment to Guantánamo detainee, Dominic Grieve says

The Guardian 12 Jan 2026
Former attorney general urges more clarity on British spy agencies’ role in Abu Zubaydah’s torture by CIA ... ....
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Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah paid

BBC News 11 Jan 2026
Detained without trial in 2006, Zubaydah is one of 15 people who remain at the US military prison. .
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