Guantanamo Uighurs arrive in Palau

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The group arrived on the island, which agreed to a request from Washington to resettle them, on Sunday after being held for seven years at the US prison in Cuba. Johnson Toribiong, the president of Palau, met the ex-prisoners at the airport in the middle of the night before they were taken to central...

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Guantanamo Uighurs arrive in Palau

News Source: Al Jazeera | about 1 month ago

The group arrived on the island, which agreed to a request from Washington to resettle them, on Sunday after being held for seven years at the US prison in Cuba. Johnson Toribiong, the president of Palau, met the ex-prisoners at the airport in the...
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News Source: Sify News | about 1 month ago

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Six Guantanamo Uighurs arrive in Palau: US

News Source: Sydney Morning Herald | about 1 month ago

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News Source: Reuters | about 1 month ago

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News Source: BBC | about 1 month ago

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News Source: The New York Times | about 1 month ago

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