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Democracy Now!: Long Cleared of Terrorism Charges, Uyghurs Languish in Gitmo Prison and Albanian Exile

Fri, 01/30/2009 - 2:48pm

Democracy Now! had a good report on the Uighur situation today.

Uyghur prisoners at Guantanamo have long been determined to be not guilty of terrorism. But seventeen of these ethnic Muslim Chinese are still imprisoned at Guantanamo after almost eight years. Five were forcibly resettled in Albania, isolated and away from their families. We speak with their lawyer, Sabin Willett, and PBS FRONTLINE reporter Alexandra Poolos, who has followed their story for a new report.