6 civil society groups have demanded the release of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and UN-recognised refugee Zhang Xinyan and called on the Thai authorities to refrain from deporting her to China, where she is at risk of arbitrary detention, limited legal protections, and an unfair trial.

The Thai authorities should immediately release Le Chi Thanh, a prominent Vietnamese anti-corruption activist, and ensure that he is not forcibly returned to Vietnam, Human Rights Watch said today (12 March)

UN experts today (27 February) expressed grave concern about 40 Uyghur Muslim men forcibly returned to China by Thai authorities a year ago, whose fate, state of health and whereabouts remain unknown.

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) strongly condemns the sudden extradition from Thailand to Vietnam of Montagnard human rights defender Y Quynh Bdap. The Observatory also urges authorities in the two countries to end and prevent acts of transnational repression against human rights defenders and demand the Vietnamese authorities to respect, protect, and fulfill the rights of Y Quynh Bdap and all other human rights defenders in the country.

UN experts* today expressed deep concern over the extradition of Vietnamese Montagnard human rights defender and UNHCR-recognised refugee Y Quynh Bdăp from Thailand to Viet Nam, warning that his return exposes him to a serious risk of torture or other ill-treatment, enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention and other grave human rights violations.

The Cross-Cultural Foundation has filed a complaint against Thai government officials under the Anti-Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act, after it learned that the Thai authorities had already extradited Montagnard human rights defender Y Quynh Bdap back to Vietnam.

The Appeal Court ruled on Wednesday (26 November) to approve a request to extradite Montagnard human rights defender Y Quynh Bdap to Vietnam, where he would face 10 years in prison on terrorism charges.

The Cross-Cultural Foundation (CrCF), human rights advocates, and a refugee network are seeking an investigation into the alleged disappearance and forced repatriation of Dương Văn Thái, a Vietnamese refugee living in Thailand.

Ministers and members of the Thai media have arrived in China’s Xinjiang Province to visit and check on 40 Uyghur deportees who were repatriated to China, amid concerns over their well-being in China.

The US Department of State will be imposing visa restrictions on Thai government officials responsible for the forced return of 40 Uyghur refugees to China, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday (14 March) condemning Thailand's deportation of Uyghur refugees to China and its use of the royal defamation law. MEPs called on the Commission to leverage free trade agreement negotiations to demand reform.

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.