4 Chinese Muslims detained at Guantanamo have been released to live in Bermuda

October 14th, 2009 Activist: Let Chinese Gitmo detainees stay in USWELLINGTON, New Zealand — A group of Chinese Muslims detained for years at the Guantanamo Bay military prison should be allowed to settle in the United States, an exiled leader of the ethnic minority said Wednesday. Officials in Washington have struggled to find a place for 13 Uighurs still being held in U.S.

September 24th, 2009 Up to 8 Uighurs soon leaving Guantanamo for PalauWASHINGTON — The Obama administration says at least six, and as many as eight, Chinese Muslims held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will soon leave their island prison for freedom in another island nation, Palau. Word of the upcoming transfer to the tiny Pacific country, planned for sometime after Oct.

September 18th, 2009 2 more Uighur detainees at Gitmo heading to PalauKOROR, Palau — Two more Chinese Muslim detainees held at Guantanamo Bay have agreed to be relocated to the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, their lawyer said Saturday, bringing to six the total who will resettle. Palau has offered 13 ethnic Uighurs held at the U.S.

September 14th, 2009 4th Guantanamo detainee agrees to move to PalauKOROR, Palau — A fourth Chinese Muslim detainee held at Guantanamo Bay has agreed to be relocated to the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau, officials said Tuesday. Relocating the Uighurs would bring the Obama administration a step closer to its goal of finding new homes for terrorism suspects and others captured in Afghanistan who have been cleared of wrongdoing but cannot go home for fear of persecution.

June 19th, 2009 After Guantanamo, starting over in BermudaHAMILTON, Bermuda — They are still on a tropical island, far from their homeland. They remain in a kind of limbo, awaiting the next chapter in their lives.

June 17th, 2009 Protesters demand Bermuda premier's resignationHAMILTON, Bermuda — Nearly 1,000 protesters demanded Tuesday that Bermuda's premier resign, saying he should have consulted with high-ranking officials before accepting four released Guantanamo inmates. The protesters said they are not against the presence in the British territory of the four Chinese Muslims known as Uighurs, who were declared innocent of any wrongdoing by U.S.

June 16th, 2009 UK angry over Bermuda's stance on detaineesLONDON — Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband says he has complained to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after the United States struck a deal with Bermuda to offer a new home to four Guantanamo Bay detainees.

June 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The four Chinese Guantanamo detainees, released in Bermuda, have claimed that life in China, where they face persecution, is worse than life at Gitmo. Fox News quoted the detainees known as Uighurs, who range from 31 to 38 years old, as saying that they are innocent, glad to be free and hold no grudges against the United States for their captivity.

June 12th, 2009 Chinese Muslims trigger public backlash in PalauKOROR, Palau — The tiny Pacific nation of Palau's decision to allow 13 Chinese Muslims from the Guantanamo Bay prison camp to resettle there has sparked anger among islanders who fear for the safety of the tranquil tourist haven. The U.S. government determined last year that the Chinese Muslims, or Uighurs, were not enemy combatants and should be released from the U.S.

June 12th, 2009 Gitmo detainees sent to Iraq, ChadWASHINGTON — U.S. officials say two more Guantanamo Bay detainees have been released, sent to their home countries of Iraq and Chad.

June 12th, 2009 Obama won't rule out releasing detainees in USWASHINGTON — A White House spokesman says the Obama administration hasn't decided whether or not to release Guantanamo Bay detainees in the United States. Spokesman Robert Gibbs said President Barack Obama has made clear "we're not going to make any decision about transfer or release that threatens the security of this country." Asked if that meant he was ruling out releasing any detainees in the United States, Gibbs said: "I'm not ruling it in or ruling it out." A tentative plan to release some Guantanamo detainees in the United States drew fierce opposition from Republicans and many Democrats in Congress, forcing the Obama administration to shelve the plan to bring some Chinese Muslims known as Uighurs to Virginia.

June 11th, 2009 Bermuda takes 4 Uighur detainees from GitmoWASHINGTON — Four Chinese Muslims detained at Guantanamo Bay prison were freed Thursday and resettled in Bermuda, sparking complaints from China and Britain even as the Obama administration tried to iron out details for sending more detainees to the Pacific island of Palau. The four were among 17 Chinese Muslims, or Uighurs, picked up in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2001.

June 11th, 2009 Germany says it turns down 2 Gitmo transfersBERLIN — A German government spokesman says the U.S. asked Berlin to consider taking two prisoners from Guantanamo Bay but Germany turned down the request.

June 11th, 2009 4 Chinese Muslims freed from Guantanamo to BermudaWASHINGTON — Four of the Chinese Muslims who have been detained at Guantanamo Bay for years while courts and nations debated their fate were freed Thursday and resettled in Bermuda. They were among 17 Chinese Muslims, or Uighurs, picked up in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2001 who remained at the military detention center in Cuba even after the U.S.

June 11th, 2009 Germany: US asks for 2 new Gitmo transfersBERLIN — A German government spokesman says the U.S. has asked Berlin to consider taking two prisoners from Guantanamo Bay.