A look at Chinese Uighurs, some of whom are being held by the U.S. at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.

DETAINED: The U.S. military has detained 22 Uighurs at the high-security Guantanamo base since 2002. But five of the Chinese Muslims have been freed without charges. And lawyers for the rest say authorities have told them the rest are due to be released.

REFUGEES: The Uighurs fled their homeland in western China and settled in Afghanistan, some hoping to eventually reach the U.S. or Europe as refugees. When the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in December 2001, the Uighurs fled the bombing.

CLAIMS OF INNOCENCE: Most of those who ended up at Guantanamo were captured in Pakistan and turned over to U.S. authorities. But the men have insisted they are not enemies of the U.S.

DIPLOMATIC NIGHTMARE: Under U.S. law, the men cannot be sent back to China because they are likely to face persecution and torture. Finding other countries to accept them has proved difficult.

REFUGE IN ALBANIA: Five Uighurs from Guantanamo were given refuge in Albania in 2006 amid Chinese protests. The remaining 17 are still at Guantanamo, awaiting countries to take them.