NPR: Abu Ghraib https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126953108 Abu Ghraib en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:03:20 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Abu Ghraib https://www.npr.org/tags/126953108/abu-ghraib A U.S. jury awards former Iraqi detainees $42 million for Abu Ghraib prison abuse The jury also decided to hold a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to the torture and mistreatment of detainees at the notorious Iraqi prison two decades ago. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:25:53 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2024/11/12/nx-s1-5188530/abu-ghraib-detainees-contractor-case-iraq-war-abuse https://www.npr.org/2024/11/12/nx-s1-5188530/abu-ghraib-detainees-contractor-case-iraq-war-abuse

The jury also decided to hold a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to the torture and mistreatment of detainees at the notorious Iraqi prison two decades ago.

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]]> The Associated Press He says U.S. troops abused him in Iraq's Abu Ghraib and his life is still ruined This Iraqi man says that 20 years after appearing in a notorious photo in U.S. detention in Abu Ghraib prison, his family lives in shame and poverty, never receiving U.S. compensation or apologies. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 05:01:05 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/11/1167341565/us-iraq-war-abu-ghraib-survivor https://www.npr.org/2023/04/11/1167341565/us-iraq-war-abu-ghraib-survivor

This Iraqi man says that 20 years after appearing in a notorious photo in U.S. detention in Abu Ghraib prison, his family lives in shame and poverty, never receiving U.S. compensation or apologies.

]]> Ruth Sherlock The final, anguished years of a warrior-scholar who exposed torture by U.S. troops Ian Fishback was a Green Beret who exposed torture by U.S. troops in Iraq. After serving four combat tours and earning a Ph.D. in philosophy, Fishback died last month in a nursing home. He was 42. Thu, 02 Dec 2021 17:28:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2021/12/02/1060884859/the-final-anguished-years-of-a-warrior-scholar-who-exposed-torture-by-u-s-troops https://www.npr.org/2021/12/02/1060884859/the-final-anguished-years-of-a-warrior-scholar-who-exposed-torture-by-u-s-troops

Ian Fishback was a Green Beret who exposed torture by U.S. troops in Iraq. After serving four combat tours and earning a Ph.D. in philosophy, Fishback died last month in a nursing home. He was 42.

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]]> Quil Lawrence Judge Rules U.S. Must Release Photos Of Prisoner Abuse In Iraq, Afghanistan The ACLU has fought for years for the release of photos documenting abuse in prisons like Abu Ghraib. The government argues releasing the photos would pose a threat to American military. Sat, 21 Mar 2015 12:59:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/03/21/394484603/judge-rules-for-the-release-of-photos-showing-prisoner-abuse https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/03/21/394484603/judge-rules-for-the-release-of-photos-showing-prisoner-abuse The ACLU has fought for years for the release of photos documenting abuse in prisons like Abu Ghraib. The government argues releasing the photos would pose a threat to American military.

]]> Lauren Hodges Iraq's Infamous Abu Ghraib Prison Temporarily Closed The country's Justice Ministry made the announcement that it was moving the prison's 2,400 inmates because of fears that Sunni insurgents might overrun the complex. Wed, 16 Apr 2014 10:44:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/04/16/303718140/abu-ghraib-prison-temporarily-closed-over-security-concerns https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/04/16/303718140/abu-ghraib-prison-temporarily-closed-over-security-concerns

The country's Justice Ministry made the announcement that it was moving the prison's 2,400 inmates because of fears that Sunni insurgents might overrun the complex.

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]]> Scott Neuman Rumsfeld: Country Would Have Been Better Off If I Had Resigned In 2004 The former defense secretary says he offered to resign, and should have done so, after photos emerged of the abuses done to Iraqi prisoners by U.S. personnel at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:35:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/02/08/133587822/rumsfeld-country-would-have-been-better-off-if-i-had-resigned-in-2004 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/02/08/133587822/rumsfeld-country-would-have-been-better-off-if-i-had-resigned-in-2004 The former defense secretary says he offered to resign, and should have done so, after photos emerged of the abuses done to Iraqi prisoners by U.S. personnel at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad.

]]> Mark Memmott Innocent at Abu Ghraib By now, the name Abu Ghraib carries with it a whole host of ugly associated words... torture, abuse, brutalized detainees, and worse. But what about the folks there who were doing good work? The facility there is the <a Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:56:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2007/09/innocent_at_abu_ghraib.html https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2007/09/innocent_at_abu_ghraib.html By now, the name Abu Ghraib carries with it a whole host of ugly associated words... torture, abuse, brutalized detainees, and worse. But what about the folks there who were doing good work? The facility there is the ]]> Sarah Handel September 11th Show John Ydstie is our guest host again today while Neal Conan continues NPR's coverage of testimony by General David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker on Capitol Hill today. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:29:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2007/09/september_11th_show.html https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2007/09/september_11th_show.html John Ydstie is our guest host again today while Neal Conan continues NPR's coverage of testimony by General David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker on Capitol Hill today.

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