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• China says it won't torture Gitmo detainees
The Uighur detainees have become a diplomatic and legal headache for the U.S., which no longer wants to hold them but does not know where to send them. Many countries fear diplomatic repercussions from China if they receive them. Albania accepted five ...
• Judge orders Chinese Muslims at Guantanamo freed
In 2006, the United States allowed five Chinese Muslims released from Guantanamo to seek asylum in Albania. The U.S. government has said it cannot return the Uighurs to China because they would face persecution there. RELENTLESS CAMPAIGN Many Muslim ...
• Court blocks order to free Gitmo detainees
Albania accepted five Uighur detainees in 2006 but has since balked on taking others, partly for fear of diplomatic repercussions from China. The Justice Department criticized Urbina's decision as undercutting immigration laws that dictate how ...
• 16 die when boat sinks in Albania
TIRANA, Albania - Twin boys who should have been celebrating their third birthday on Thursday were among 16 people who drowned overnight when a boat carrying partygoers from a lakeside restaurant capsized and sank. Eight of the dead were from the ...
• Judge: Let Chinese Muslims in Gitmo into U.S.
In 2006, Albania gave refuge to five Uighurs from Guantanamo amid protests from the Chinese government. On Tuesday, the Beijing government demanded that all Uighurs held at Guantanamo be repatriated to China. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said ...