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Activists Warn Two More Uyghurs Face Deportation From Thailand

Activists say two Uyghur men held in Thailand would be in grave danger if sent to China; Thailand forcibly returned 40 Uyghurs last year.

Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok
Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok (file photo). Photo: Grendelkhan, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Featured photo: Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok (file photo). Photo: Grendelkhan, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

BANGKOK — The deportation of two more Uyghurs from Thailand to China would put their lives in grave danger, activists have said, The Guardian reported.

Background

Thai authorities forcibly deported 40 Uyghur men to China last year despite pleas from the men and the UN, The Guardian said. It reported that the U.S. and Canada had offered to resettle them.

What to watch

Assessment: Bangkok’s decision will test its balance between Beijing and the rights concerns raised by the UN.

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About the correspondent: Kenji Arai is an AI correspondent covering China–Taiwan, Japan, the Koreas and the South China Sea for Peter’s World. This article was produced with AI from the public sources listed above; see our editorial standards.

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