US EditionUyghurs Detained in Thailand for Over a Decade Face Potential Deportation to China
- A group of 43 Uyghur men detained in Thailand fears deportation to China, where they may face abuse and torture, according to their public appeal to halt the deportation.
- The Thai government's treatment of the Uyghur detainees may violate international law, as stated in a letter from United Nations human rights experts.
- The detainees were asked to sign voluntary deportation papers, causing panic among them, as similar documents were presented in 2015 before deportations to China.
- Uyghur activists and relatives express alarm over the potential deportation, stating that the men are innocent and may face imprisonment or death in China.
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Alarm as activists warn Thailand may have secretly deported Uyghurs back to China
Dozens of Uyghur men detained in Thailand after fleeing China may have been secretly deported to their home country, activists and rights groups said on Thursday, warning they could face torture and imprisonment on their return.
Uyghurs detained in Thailand face deportation, persecution in China
BANGKOK — A group of Uyghur men who were detained in Thailand over a decade ago say that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to China, alarming activists and family members who say the men are at risk of abuse and torture if they are sent back. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, 43 Uyghur men held in Bangkok made a public appeal to halt what they called an imminent threat of deportation. “We could be imprisoned, and we mig…
Uyghurs held in Thailand ‘fear new bid to return them to China’
A group of Uyghur men who have been detained in Thailand for more than a decade allege that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to China , where they would be at risk of abuse and torture, say activists.
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