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- ↑ Delahunt, Bill; Willett, Sabin (April 2, 2009). "Innocent detainees need a home". The Boston Globe . Archived from the original on August 26, 2019.
- ↑ "17 Innocent Uighurs Detained at Guantánamo Ask Supreme Court for Release" (Press release). Center for Constitutional Rights. April 6, 2009. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016.
- ↑ Wolfe, Adam (November 4, 2004). "China's Uighurs trapped at Guantanamo". Asia Times . Archived from the original on February 29, 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ Savage, Charlie (December 31, 2013). "U.S. Frees Last of the Chinese Uighur Detainees From Guantánamo Bay" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2017.