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Uyghurs detained in Thailand say they face deportation and persecution in China

This photo shows an immigration detention center where Uyghur detainees are held in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. The detainees say they are facing deportation back to China, where they fear persecution. (AP Photo/Haruka Nuga)

This photo shows an immigration detention center where Uyghur detainees are held in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. The detainees say they are facing deportation back to China, where they fear persecution. (AP Photo/Haruka Nuga)

Police stand outside an immigration detention center of the Immigration Bureau where Uyghur detainees are held in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. The detainees say they are facing deportation back to China, where they fear persecution. (AP Photo/Haruka Nuga)

In this photo provided by a source wishing to stay anonymous, Uyghur detainees who say they are facing deportation back to China where they fear persecution sit in a immigration detention center in Bangkok, Thailand in February 2024. (AP Photo)