Thailand Deports Uyghur Asylum-Seekers to China

Thailand deported 40 Uyghur asylum-seekers to China despite warnings of torture and imprisonment. Rights groups and Thai lawmakers condemned the move as a violation of human rights.

Detention of Uyghurs in Xinjiang

NPR correspondent Emily Feng tells the story of a Uyghur man searching for his family in Xinjiang, where the Chinese government has detained hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic groups. The crackdown is labeled as a cultural genocide and possible crime against humanity by Western governments.