Thailand: Detained Uyghur Asylum Seeker Dies

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April 27, 2023 | Human Rights Watch

On April 21, 2023, Mattohti Mattursun (also known as Muhammad Tursun), 40, died of liver failure in Bangkok’s Suan Phlu Immigration Detention Center, according to Uyghur human rights organizations. He had been detained for illegal entry since March 13, 2014.

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