Abu Zubaydah (/ ˈ ɑː b uː z ʊ ˈ b eɪ d ə / ⓘ AH-boo zuu-BAY-də; Arabic: ابو زبيدة, Abū Zubaydah; born March 12, 1971, as Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn) is a Saudi citizen and alleged terrorist born in Saudi Arabia [3] currently held by the U.S. in …

Oct 6, 2021 · Mr Zubaydah has attempted to subpoena two CIA contractors for a Polish criminal investigation into the black site. The US federal government, however, has blocked the...

Mar 10, 2025 · Abu Zubaydah is Still Detained by the US Authorities in a Detention Facility. Nearly two decades after Abu Zubaydah was captured in Pakistan and detained by the US authorities, UN independent human rights experts demanded he be released.

Oct 4, 2023 · Lawyers for the longest-held prisoner in the U.S. war against terrorism have begun a new legal offensive in multiple courts aimed at securing his release from Guantánamo Bay. The prisoner, known as...

Jan 8, 2025 · UN independent human rights experts have called for the immediate release of Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, known as Abu Zubaydah, who has been detained without charge by US...

May 1, 2023 · A U.N. human rights panel has urged the United States to immediately release Abu Zubaydah, a prisoner at Guantánamo Bay and the first detainee waterboarded by the C.I.A. after the Sept. 11,...

In October 2016, the Obama administration’s multi-agency Periodic Review Board declared him a “ forever prisoner.” The three-paragraph decision said it considered his “past involvement in...

Oct 7, 2021 · What is known is that he was held at so-called “black sites” in Thailand and Poland and extensively tortured: he was subjected 83 times to waterboarding, a technique that leads victims to believe...

Terror suspect’s diaries reveal psychology of a man seeking to inflict violence on West and enjoy soft drinks, pop music. Abu Zubaydah’s writings reveal emotions and ideas that experts say...

Apr 30, 2021 · Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah to file complaint with UN agency. The 50-year-old Saudi-born Palestinian was detained in March 2002 on suspicion he was a senior member of al-Qaeda.