Uyghurs in Thailand

The Thai authorities deported 40 Uyghur asylum seekers to China in a secretive operation in late February.

The remarks confirm reports that the government had received offers from several nations to resettle the asylum seekers prior to their deportation.

The government chose not to send the asylum seekers to a third country in order to avoid retaliation from Beijing, diplomats and opposition lawmakers say.

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The petition concerns the fate of 43 Uyghur Muslims from China's Xinjiang region, who have languished in an immigration prison since 2014.

The fate of these 48 men has become a litmus test for human rights in Southeast Asia, with far-reaching implications that extend beyond the borders of Thailand and China. 

The deaths of two Uyghur refugees in a detention center in Thailand shed light on the grave injustice that is the continued imprisonment of Uyghurs. 

Uyghurs have become a thorny issue for Thailand and other Southeast Asian nations in their relations with China.

Meanwhile, Thailand buys three Chinese submarines and protesters gather outside the Thai embassy in Turkey.

Despite facing religious and ethnic discrimination in China, Uyghur refugees are often sent back.