Bangkok,
CNN
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Dozens of Uyghur men detained in Thailand after fleeing China may have been secretly deported to their home country, activists and rights groups said on Thursday, warning they could face torture and imprisonment on their return.
The 48 men were arrested by Thai authorities 11 years ago after crossing the border to Thailand in an attempt to escape persecution in China and had been kept in detention and legal limbo ever since.
On Thursday Thai opposition lawmaker Kannavee Subsang cited unspecified reports suggesting it was “very likely” the group had been sent back to China on Thursday morning.
Subsang posted images on his…
