US pressure mounts on Thailand over 48 Uyghur detainees as hunger strike continues

FILE - This photo shows an immigration detention center where Uyghur detainees are held in Bangkok, Jan. 11, 2025. The detainees say they are facing deportation back to China, where they fear persecution.

The plight of 48 Uyghur detainees in Thailand has drawn international scrutiny as the group’s hunger strike protesting their possible return to China stretches into day 15 with the U.S. State Department, U.N. officials and activists voicing concern.