Fate of 8 Uyghurs in Thailand in limbo after 40 deported to China

FILE - The gate of an immigration detention center is seen in Bangkok on Feb. 26, 2025. FILE - This photo provided by Thailand's daily web newspaper Prachatai shows a vehicle with a load of unidentified passengers leave the detention center in Bangkok, Thailand, on Feb. 27, 2025.

Human rights advocates say at least some of the eight ethnic minority Uyghurs who remain in Thailand’s custody since authorities deported 40 others to China last month are at risk of the same fate.