China, Uyghurs and Thai

UN experts urge Thailand not to deport dozens of Uyghurs to China where they face ‘real risk of torture’
International pressure is mounting on Thailand – including from the new US administration – over the fate of dozens of Uyghur men held in detention for more than a decade, following reports the Thai government planned to deport the group to China.
Thai authorities deny plans to deport 48 Uyghurs to China amid international outcry
Thailand has denied plans to deport 48 Uyghur men to China after UN experts warned of torture risks. The men have reportedly been detained since 2014 after fleeing China’s Xinjiang province. Human rights groups and Thai senators are urging the government to avoid deportation and ensure proper handling of the case amid growing international concerns.
‘This may be my last message’: Uyghurs stage hunger strike over China deportation
Forty-eight Uyghurs detained in Thailand for nearly 11 years are on hunger strike to protest against imminent deportation to China, where they face imprisonment or execution.
UN experts urge Thailand not to deport 48 Uyghurs to China
United Nations human rights experts have urged Thailand not to send 48 Uyghurs in its custody back to China, warning they are at risk of torture, ill-treatment and "irreparable harm" if returned. Human rights groups and some Thai lawmakers have raised concerns in the past week that the transfer to China of the Uyghurs,
Fearing Deportation, Uyghurs Held in Thailand Go on Hunger Strike
Dozens of men from the ethnic minority sought escape from repression in China a decade ago, but have been detained in Thailand ever since.
Thailand denies plans to send 48 Uyghurs back to China
Thai authorities denied today there was an immediate plan to send back to China 48 Uyghurs held in the country’s detention centres, after UN experts
Thailand must immediately halt deportation of 48 Uyghurs to China: UN experts
The government of Thailand must immediately halt the possible transfer of 48 Uyghurs to the People's Republic of China, United Nations experts said on Tuesday, warning that the group was at real risk of torture or other cruel,
Thailand faces international pressure not to deport 48 Uyghurs to China
US President Donald Trump's incoming secretary of state is among those calling for Thailand not to deport a group Uyghurs to China, where it is feared they would face persecution.
'Hell on earth': China deportation looms for Uyghurs held in Thailand
The family was detained in Thailand in 2014 after fleeing increasing repression in their hometown in China's Xinjiang province. She and the children were allowed to leave Thailand a year later. But her husband remained in detention, along with 47 other Uyghur men. Niluper – not her real name – now fears she and her children may never see him again.
Uyghurs detained in Thailand face deportation, persecution in China
In this photo provided on condition of anonymity, Uyghur detainees who say they are facing deportation back to China, where they fear persecution and even death, sit in an immigration detention center in Bangkok, Thailand, in February 2024.
UN experts urge Thailand to halt deportation of 48 Uyghurs to China
The experts’ statement comes less than a week after Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said he would lobby Thailand against deporting the 48 Uyghurs to China during a hearing on his nomination for the post of U.S. secretary of state, which he was confirmed for on Monday.
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Turkey: Uyghurs in Istanbul holding a protest demonstration in front of the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul
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