What is going on in Guantanamo Bay?

The BBC's Jonathan Beale is at the US military prison of Guantanamo Bay in Cuba answering your questions about living conditions there and the inmates' hunger strike. read more

The BBC's Jonathan Beale is at the US military prison of Guantanamo Bay in Cuba reporting on the ongoing hunger strike. It is the longest hunger strike in Guantanamo's history, with more than 100 detainees refusing food. read more

The Guantanamo Bay Naval Base was built in 1898 during the Spanish-American War. But the detention center, sometimes referred to as "Gitmo," opened more than a century later – in January 2002 – under former President George W. Bush as a place to detain and interrogate people with suspected links to terrorism in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. read more

In 2006, the United Nations demanded unsuccessfully for the Guantanamo Bay detention camp to be closed. In January 2009, Susan J. Crawford, appointed by Bush to review DoD practices used at Guantanamo Bay and oversee the military trials, became the first Bush administration official to concede that torture occurred at Guantanamo Bay on one detainee. read more