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Silk Road to Guantanamo: The Story of Adel Hakimjan

Photograph of Adel Hakimjan (third from left) with friends in Stockholm, January 2009. Photo: S L James.

The film ‘Silk Road to Guantanamo: The Story of Adel Hakimjan‘ is now available to view online. Silk Road to Guantanamo shows the plight of ex-Guantanamo Bay inmate Adel Hakimjan, a Chinese Uighur, who was abused, persecuted, traded, and falsely imprisoned. There will be a screening of the film at the Blue Boar Lecture Theatre, Christ Church College, University of Oxford, on Tuesday, 17th November 7.30pm-9.30pm. After the screening there will be a Q & A with the film’s director S L James and Enver Tohti, chairman of the UK Uyghur Association.

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One Response to “Silk Road to Guantanamo: The Story of Adel Hakimjan”

  1. Carol Orta Says:
    April 4th, 2011 at 2:39 pm

    Adel Hakimjan was one of 22 Uyghurs captured in the Afghan / Pakistan border area in late 2001. Sold to American forces by bounty hunters, he was subsequently transferred to Guantanamo. In 2006, he was released to Albania after being found not guilty of terrorist activity.

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