For over a decade, the Uyghur detainees have presented a diplomatic conundrum for Thailand, which is caught between China, its largest trading partner, and the U.S., its traditional military ally.

Kawsar Yasin ’26, a Crimson Editorial editor, is a joint History and Anthropology concentrator in Eliot House and the Founder and President of Harvard Undergraduates for Uyghur Solidarity.

The Thai government on Feb. 27 deported at least 40 Uyghur asylees back to China, prompting a reminder from the embassy that a similar deportation in 2015 was followed by a terrorist attack in ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — (AP) — A group of at least 40 Uyghur men detained in Thailand for more than a decade have been deported to China, Thai and Chinese officials said Thursday. The men made a ...