Ghosts of Guantánamo
Tortured, Mentally Ill Guantánamo Prisoner Asks Court to Be Repatriated to Saudi Arabia
Mohammed al-Qahtani struggled with mental illness even before the U.S. government tortured him.
Murtaza Hussain
Murtaza Hussain is a reporter at The Intercept who focuses on national security and foreign policy. He has appeared on CNN, BBC, MSNBC, and other news outlets.
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Video Shows Israeli Interrogators Making Threats Against Family of Palestinian Teen Ahed Tamimi
Israeli interrogators asked about the Palestinian teenager's skin tone and made other inappropriate remarks.
How the Assad Regime Tracked and Killed Marie Colvin for Reporting on War Crimes in Syria
Syrian regime documents and testimony from defectors reveal that Marie Colvin and others were hunted as part of a policy to eliminate journalists.
Muslims Accused of Plotting Violence Get Seven Times More Media Attention and Four Times Longer Sentences
A new report helps quantify a level of institutional bias in the legal system and media that many have long argued exists in cases involving Muslims.
Guaranteed Safety by the U.S., Former Guantánamo Detainee Now Faces Deportation to War-Torn Libya and Likely Death
Imprisoned by the U.S. with no charges for 14 years, Omar Khalifa now appears to be headed to likely death as the U.S. and Senegal breach its commitments to him.
At Trial of Omar Mateen's Wife, Judge's Questioning Reveals a Huge Hole in Prosecution's Case and Deceit by Prosecutors
The decision to prosecute Noor Salman was very odd from the start. Today, the case against her all but fell apart.
FBI Tracked an Activist Involved With Black Lives Matter as They Traveled Across the U.S., Documents Show
Documents obtained by The Intercept indicate that the FBI surveilled Black Lives Matter activists — and that the Department of Homeland Security drafted a mysterious "race paper."
Bigoted Election Campaigns, Not Terror Attacks, Drive Anti-Muslim Activity
A report from the New America Foundation reveals that anti-Muslim incidents tend to surge in particular political contexts, such as around elections.
As the Trial of Omar Mateen's Wife Begins, New Evidence Undermines Beliefs About the Pulse Massacre, Including Motive
The view that Mateen deliberately targeted the LGBT community is almost certainly false. Yet it may play a large role in sending a potentially innocent woman to prison.
Civilian Casualties Soared in Iraq and Syria in 2017. Was Trump’s Bloodthirsty Rhetoric to Blame?
A skyrocketing civilian death toll in the U.S.-led war against ISIS raises questions about how political changes may be influencing the conduct of the war.