Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. November 2, 2009. This latest release still leaves seven Uighurs in Guantánamo -- not to mention the 60 or so other prisoners who have been cleared for release
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. August 4, 2009. The Obama administration is still refusing to release prisoners who have been found to pose no threat to the U.S. What is going on?
Agence France Presse July 28, 2009. "For Uighurs, taking part in demonstrations is like committing suicide," says Rebiya Kadeer of the World Uighur Congress.
Vivian Po, New America Media. July 8, 2009. The deaths of two Uighur workers in Southern China have sparked riots, leaving at least 156 dead and more than 1,000 injured.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. June 20, 2009. The transfer of four Uighur prisoners to Bermuda has been treated like a happy human-interest story, but the truth is far darker.
Agence France Presse June 15, 2009. After meeting with Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi, President Obama said Italy has agreed to "accept three specific" prisoners.
Agence France Presse June 11, 2009. They are the first Uighur detainees cleared of wrongdoing to be resettled since 2006, when five others were sent to Albania.
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. June 1, 2009. Obama needs to find the courage to resist the shrill opportunism of some of his least principled colleagues, and to order the Uighurs' release.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 24, 2009. One lawsuit challenges Obama's position on indefinite detention, calling it merely a "partial retreat" from Bush-era policies.
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. February 20, 2009. It's now up to Obama to decide whether to find homes for the Uighurs in the U.S., or to keep them at Gitmo until further notice.
Moazzam Begg, Independent UK. January 8, 2009. Dozens of European men like myself have been released from Guantanamo, receiving no compensation for our lost years of life.
Daphne Eviatar, Washington Independent. December 3, 2008. As the Bush term ends, his administration is using every possible excuse to keep its captives from the "war on terror" imprisoned.
Joe Shaulis, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. October 21, 2008. They are no longer considered "enemy combatants," but the Bush administration is keeping the Chinese Muslim prisoners locked up anyway.
Center for Constitutional RightsOctober 7, 2008. The prisoners are all Uigur men who would face persecution -- even death -- if returned to their native China.
