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Rights Groups Want Protection for 220 Uighurs Detained in Thailand

In southern Thailand, more than 200 suspected ethnic Uighur Muslims are being held by Thai immigration authorities who say they will deport the men, women and children to China. But, rights groups are calling for humanitarian protection for the group. Thai immigration police said the 78 men, 60 women and 82 children were believed to be ethnic Uighurs from China's western Xinijang region.  They were found hiding in a rubber plantation in Thailand's southern Songkla...


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