Activists fear Bangkok will give in to pressure from Beijing despite reports of torture and human rights abuses against the mostly muslim ethnic minority The deportation of two more Uyghurs to China from Thailand would put their lives in grave danger, activists have said, with one of the men saying he would be “like a slave” if he was sent back. Last year, Thai authorities forcibly deported 40 Uyghur men to China despite pleas from the men themselves and the UN.
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