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Thailand deports 40 Uyghur men

Thailand should be commended for Uyghur deportation, deputy PM says

Thailand should be commended for managing the return of 40 Uyghurs to China, a deputy premier said on Friday, as his country endured a torrent of international condemnation over its secretive deportation and Bangkok embassies sent out security alerts.

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Thailand deports 40 Uyghur men back to China after more than a decade in detention

A group of at least 40 Uyghur men detained in Thailand for more than a decade have been deported to China, Thai and Chinese officials said Thursday. The men made a public appeal last month to halt the deportation,

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Thailand deports 40 Uyghur detainees to China despite warnings from U.S. and rights groups

Rights advocates had said the Uyghurs, a persecuted Muslim minority in China, were “at real risk” of torture, imprisonment or even death if they were returned.

Thailand: Hold Officials Accountable For Forced Return Of Uyghur Refugees To China

“Forcibly returning Uyghur refugees to China, where they face persecution and genocide, is a horrendous violation of international and domestic law,” said Matthew Smith, Chief Executive Officer at ...

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A Uyghur linguist's journey from detainee to activist in exile

All Abduweli Ayup wanted to do was start a school. He's a Uyghur linguist who specializes in Turkic languages. After years of studying abroad, he returned to his native China in 2011 and started ...