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The Tangled Politics Keeping a Uyghur Man in Limbo: Episode 8 of The Deep Dive

March 10, 2022May 10, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

This week Annie Hylton speaks about her longform feature for the March/April issue of The Walrus. She takes a look at the long, and complex case of Ayoob Mohammed

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A man leaves a fortified prison for darkness and emptiness, a chain still encircling his ankle
Current Affairs / March/April 2022

Endless Exile: The Tangled Politics Keeping a Uyghur Man in Limbo

February 28, 2022March 10, 2022 - by Annie Hylton

Exonerated after four years in Guantánamo Bay, Ayoob Mohammed is still unable to join his family in Canada

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The Black Hole of Guantanamo Bay

July 12, 2004April 30, 2020 - by Bill Cameron

Omar Khadr has been held incommunicado by the United States for almost two years. He could be a terrorist, but without due process we may never know

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