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OUTLETS DISAGREEFriday 18 September 2026

Outlets disagree: Total number of US deportees sent to Equatorial Guinea

abcnews.com (over 40); theguardian.com (at least 66) the full text

As published

7 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

abcnews.com as published: US deportees to Equatorial Guinea were arrested and beaten by police, lawyers say - ABC Newsabcnews.com2026-09-19 15:58:25newarab.com as published: Egyptian deported by US to Equatorial Guinea held incommunicadonewarab.com2026-09-19 15:58:25ntnews.com.au as published: Deported from US, Egyptian man held for a week after criticizing security forces in Equatorial Guineantnews.com.au2026-09-19 15:58:25theaustralian.com.au as published: Deported from US, Egyptian man held for a week after criticizing security forces in Equatorial Guineatheaustralian.com.au2026-09-19 15:58:25theguardian.com as published: Men deported from US bound and beaten in Equatorial Guinea detention hotel, lawyers saytheguardian.com2026-09-19 15:58:25timeslive.co.za as published: Egyptian deported by US to Equatorial Guinea held incommunicado for a week, lawyer saystimeslive.co.za2026-09-19 15:58:25tucson.com as published: Amnesty International: Arizona man deported to Equatorial Guinea at 'risk of torture'tucson.com2026-09-19 15:58:25

Attributed to no one

Quoted verbatim from each outlet's own page. This site records what was published and who it was attributed to. It does not assess whether the claim is true.

timeslive.co.za

  • Ahmed Soliman was arrested on Friday last week and has not been able to see his attorneys, the lawyer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Reuters.

named elsewhere in the same article: Soliman

What this entry found

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Number of detainees remaining at the hotel in Malabo

    • abcnews.com (implied over 40 remain)
    • theguardian.com (about 30)
    the full text
  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Whether Soliman has been held for 'a week' (as of publication date September 19, 2026)

    • timeslive.co.za (held for a week)
    • tucson.com (arrested Sept. 11, which would be 8 days before Sept. 19)
    the full text
  • ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS

    7 outlets carried this. They resolve to 5 independent sources.

    A reader sampling these outlets received 5 accounts, not 7.

  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    tucson.com carried 6 details no other outlet reported.

    • Ahmed Soliman is 31 years old
    • Soliman is from Phoenix
    • The two men were accused of 'breaking a mirror,' which Soliman's attorneys called a pretext
    • Police officers asked the men 'where they hid the phones' while beating them
    • Amnesty International stated the men are being held in an overcrowded police cell in inhumane conditions
    • Amnesty International believes police targeted the men in reprisal for reporting the authorities' violent threats to coerce them to return to their countries of origin
7outlets→5independent
What happened, for context

Two men—Ahmed Soliman (Egyptian) and Samson Birhane (Eritrean)—deported from the United States to Equatorial Guinea under a Trump administration deportation agreement were arrested by police, bound, and beaten. Their lawyers and human rights advocates allege the arrests were retaliation for speaking publicly about detention conditions and police violence at a hotel serving as a detention center for US deportees.

4 of 7 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: newarab.com, ntnews.com.au, theaustralian.com.au. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

  • abcnews.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • newarab.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • timeslive.co.zaUNCLASSIFIED
    identical copy
    • ntnews.com.auUNCLASSIFIED
    • theaustralian.com.auUNCLASSIFIED
    identical copy
  • theguardian.comINDEP
  • tucson.comUNCLASSIFIED

References

  • abcnews.comUS deportees to Equatorial Guinea were arrested and beaten by police, lawyers say - ABC NewsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-19T15:58:25
  • newarab.comEgyptian deported by US to Equatorial Guinea held incommunicadoScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-19T15:58:25
  • ntnews.com.auDeported from US, Egyptian man held for a week after criticizing security forces in Equatorial GuineaScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-19T15:58:25
  • theaustralian.com.auDeported from US, Egyptian man held for a week after criticizing security forces in Equatorial GuineaScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-19T15:58:25
  • theguardian.comMen deported from US bound and beaten in Equatorial Guinea detention hotel, lawyers sayScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-19T15:58:25
  • timeslive.co.zaEgyptian deported by US to Equatorial Guinea held incommunicado for a week, lawyer saysScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-19T15:58:25
  • tucson.comAmnesty International: Arizona man deported to Equatorial Guinea at 'risk of torture'Screenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-19T15:58:25

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Ahmed Soliman, an Egyptian national, was deported to Equatorial Guinea by the United Statesabcnews.com, timeslive.co.za, tucson.com
  • Samson Birhane, from Eritrea, was deported to Equatorial Guinea by the United Statesabcnews.com, tucson.com
  • Both men were arrested in Equatorial Guinea and their heads were covered with bags during the arrestabcnews.com, theguardian.com, tucson.com
  • Both men were beaten during or after their arrestabcnews.com, theguardian.com, tucson.com
  • Lawyers and rights groups allege the arrests were retaliation for the men raising alarm about detention conditions and police violenceabcnews.com, theguardian.com, timeslive.co.za
  • The United States deported over 40 people to Equatorial Guinea under an agreement involving $7.5 millionabcnews.com, theguardian.com
  • and 3 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Police held the men at gunpoint in the hotel-turned-detention centeronly abcnews.com
  • The men were pushed down a flight of stairs in plain view of other US deporteesonly theguardian.com
  • The Trump administration has deported thousands of people to nearly two dozen countries other than their own under obscure agreementsonly abcnews.com
  • The Associated Press obtained exclusive access to the hotel earlier this yearonly abcnews.com
  • About 30 detainees from the US remain trapped at the hotel in the outskirts of Malaboonly theguardian.com
  • The US has sent at least 66 people from different African countries, Cuba and Brazil to Equatorial Guineaonly theguardian.com

Reported unevenly

  • Total number of US deportees sent to Equatorial Guineastated by abcnews.com (over 40), theguardian.com (at least 66)
  • Number of detainees remaining at the hotel in Malabostated by abcnews.com (implied over 40 remain), theguardian.com (about 30)
  • Whether Soliman has been held for 'a week' (as of publication date September 19, 2026)stated by timeslive.co.za (held for a week), tucson.com (arrested Sept. 11, which would be 8 days before Sept. 19)