Bangkok, Thailand, Oct 22, 2026 (AFP) - Thailand pardons two Chinese Uyghurs, prepares deportation

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Two Chinese Uyghur men detained in Thailand have received royal pardons and are awaiting deportation, a Thai official and an activist said on Thursday, though it was not yet clear where they will go. The men are among the last of more than 300 members of the Muslim minority group held in Thailand in 2014, according to Kannavee Suebsang, a former Thai MP who was working for the UN Refugee Agency at the time and now runs an NGO. Almost all have bee......

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