By — News Desk News Desk Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/last-of-uighur-chinese-detainees-freed-from-guantanamo Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Last of Uighur Chinese detainees freed from Guantanamo Nation Dec 31, 2013 10:47 AM EDT The Defense Department announced Tuesday the release of three Chinese Uighurs from the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It’s the last group of the ethnic Chinese who were rounded up in Afghanistan and Pakistan after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. The Uighurs are a minority in China who say they face widespread discrimination there. The Chinese government contends that they are part of a population that contains militant separatists. The three who were recently released, Yusef Abbas, Saidullah Khalik and Hajiakbar Abdul Ghuper, are resettling in Slovakia. The PBS NewsHour weekend show looked at the story of six former Uighur prisoners from Guantanamo Bay. The men spent eight years in detention before being cleared of any wrongdoing by U.S. courts and then found themselves stranded in a legal and political limbo on the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau. You can watch the report below: Video by PBS NewsHour Weekend View all of our World coverage. Follow @NewsHourWorld We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — News Desk News Desk
The Defense Department announced Tuesday the release of three Chinese Uighurs from the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It’s the last group of the ethnic Chinese who were rounded up in Afghanistan and Pakistan after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. The Uighurs are a minority in China who say they face widespread discrimination there. The Chinese government contends that they are part of a population that contains militant separatists. The three who were recently released, Yusef Abbas, Saidullah Khalik and Hajiakbar Abdul Ghuper, are resettling in Slovakia. The PBS NewsHour weekend show looked at the story of six former Uighur prisoners from Guantanamo Bay. The men spent eight years in detention before being cleared of any wrongdoing by U.S. courts and then found themselves stranded in a legal and political limbo on the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau. You can watch the report below: Video by PBS NewsHour Weekend View all of our World coverage. Follow @NewsHourWorld We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now