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China has warrants out for 5 Uyghurs, Thailand says
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Five Uyghurs detained in Thailand since 2014 are subject to Chinese arrest warrants, the kingdom’s security chief said on Wednesday, adding that a court would decide if they would be returned to China.
Key facts
- Five Uyghurs detained in Thailand since 2014 are subject to Chinese arrest warrants, the kingdom’s security chief said on Wednesday, adding that a court would decide if they would be returned to China.
- Human rights groups have raised concerns about the men — members of the Muslim minority group who activists say are persecuted in China — after two of them were pardoned by Thailand last month.
- They are among more than 300 Uyghurs who fled China and were held in Thailand in 2014
- A group of 170, mainly women and children, were sent to Turkey in 2015
- Others, almost all men, were sent to China in 2015 and 2025 despite widespread international criticism.
- The five reportedly sought by China were jailed for trying to escape immigration detention in Thailand in 2020
Summary
Human rights groups have raised concerns about the men — members of the Muslim minority group who activists say are persecuted in China — after two of them were pardoned by Thailand last month.
They are among more than 300 Uyghurs who fled China and were held in Thailand in 2014. A group of 170, mainly women and children, were sent to Turkey in 2015. Others, almost all men, were sent to China in 2015 and 2025 despite widespread international criticism.