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 Simon James and Enver Tohti, chairman of the UK Uyghur Association.