Niluper – not her real name – now fears she and her children may never see him again. Ten days ago, she learned that Thai officials had tried to persuade the detainees to sign forms consenting to be sent back to China. When they realised what was in the forms, they refused to sign them. The Thai government has denied having any immediate plans to send them back. But human rights groups believe they could be deported at any time.
tirsdag 21. januar 2025
'Hell on earth': China deportation looms for Uyghurs held in Thailand
Niluper says she has been living in agony. A Uyghur refugee, she has spent the past decade hoping her husband would join her and their three sons in Turkey, where they now live. The family was detained in Thailand in 2014 after fleeing increasing repression in their hometown in China's Xinjiang province. She and the children were allowed to leave Thailand a year later. But her husband remained in detention, along with 47 other Uyghur men.
Niluper – not her real name – now fears she and her children may never see him again. Ten days ago, she learned that Thai officials had tried to persuade the detainees to sign forms consenting to be sent back to China. When they realised what was in the forms, they refused to sign them. The Thai government has denied having any immediate plans to send them back. But human rights groups believe they could be deported at any time.
Niluper – not her real name – now fears she and her children may never see him again. Ten days ago, she learned that Thai officials had tried to persuade the detainees to sign forms consenting to be sent back to China. When they realised what was in the forms, they refused to sign them. The Thai government has denied having any immediate plans to send them back. But human rights groups believe they could be deported at any time.