For the past six years, Masiyah has prepared meals for Uyghur refugees detained at an immigration detention facility in rural Thailand. She later fell in love with one of the refugees and became like family to the rest of the detainees. Amid growing international concern for the safety of 40 Uyghur refugees deported to China by the Thai government on 27 February 2025, Masiyah tells Prachatai of the abuse inside the detention centre in Mukdahan and said that she does not believe the refugees would voluntarily return to China.

Ministers have confirmed the deportation of 40 Uyghur refugees, claiming that they agreed to return to China, and that no third country had offered to take them. Meanwhile, letters written by the Uyghurs have been revealed, showing their desire not to return to China.

Police chief Pol Gen Kitrat Panphet confirmed today (27 February) that the Thai authorities have returned 40 Uyghur refugees held in the Immigration Detention Centre to China on a request from the Chinese government. Meanwhile, several human rights organizations condemned the deportation as a violation of Thailand's international obligations as the refugees are at risk of human rights abuses if returned to China. Some also said that the forced return undermine Thailand's credibility as a member of the UN Human Rights Council.

The Government of Thailand must immediately halt the possible transfer of 48 Uyghurs to the People’s Republic of China, UN experts* said on Tuesday (21 January), warning that the group was at real risk of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment if they are returned.

Thai immigration officials forcibly returned three Myanmar opposition activists to Myanmar, putting them at grave risk of persecution and other abuses, Human Rights Watch said today.

Parliamentarians from Southeast Asia strongly condemn the decision by the Thai authorities to hand-over three members of Myanmar opposition forces into the hands of junta allies.

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<p>Southeast Asian governments must immediately launch search and rescue operations for likely hundreds of Rohingya languishing at sea, amid mounting reports of vessels attempting dangerous trips in search of safety, said Amnesty International on Saturday (18 April).</p>

<p>Activist at Risk of Bogus Prosecution, Mistreatment in Cambodia<br /><br />(New York, December 11, 2018) &ndash; The Thai government should not forcibly return the dissident Rath Rott Mony to Cambodia, Human Rights Watch said today. There are strong reasons to believe that Mony would face politically motivated prosecution, wrongful detention, and ill-treatment in Cambodia.<br />&nbsp;</p>