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• Albanian tradition of ‘sworn virgins’ dying out
SHKODRA, Albania - Drene Markgjoni spent 12 years in a hard-labor camp, punished for her fiance's attempt to flee Albania's regime, then one of the world's most repressive and isolationist. She swore she would never suffer like that for somebody else ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• Judge: Let Chinese Muslims in Gitmo into U.S.
Albania accepted five Uighur detainees in 2006 but has since balked on taking others due partly to fears of repercussions with China. Urbina's decision also has broader implications for the future of the Guantanamo prison, which the Bush ...