Munich, Oct. 30 -- The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has raised alarm over the imminent deportation of two Uyghur men from Thailand to China after they were granted royal pardons and transferred from regular detention to an immigration detention facility on October 21, warning that their return could expose them to torture and enforced disappearance.

According to a press release issued by the WUC, the two men are among five Uyghurs who remain in detention in Thailand from a larger group of approximately 300 Uyghurs who fled persecution in China and were detained near the Thai-Malaysian border in March 2014.

The organisation said that in 2015, Thai authorities deported 100 Uyghurs from the group to China. Those who remained were held for y...