Thailand deports Uyghur asylum seekers to China after more than a decade in detention

February 27, 2025 | The New Humanitarian | By Jacob Goldberg

“The plane almost certainly carries the group of Uyghurs,” Peter Irwin, associate director for research and advocacy at the Uyghur Human Rights Project, posted on X. 

“As each minute passes, it becomes clearer that the Thai government has finally done the unthinkable by forcing at least 40 Uyghurs asylum seekers back to China to face torture in custody, long prison terms, and likely death,” Phil Robertson, director of Asia Human Rights and Labour Advocates (AHRLA), said in a statement. “What’s also clear is Thai officials involved in this forced return, using blacked out trucks and a barrage of lying denials, have the blood of these Uyghur men on their hands.”

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