Why Were 40 Uyghurs Extradited from Thailand to China? (opens in new tab)

On February 28, Thailand extradited 40 Uyghur men to China. The men were part of a larger group that fled to Thailand in 2014 to escape increasing repression in China. They had been in detention for over a decade as Bangkok tried to avoid angering either China, which demanded the Uyghurs’ repatriation, or other members of the international community, which urged Bangkok to allow the Uyghurs to resettle in a third country.