Munich, Nov. 8 -- The World Uyghur Congress (WUC), in its latest weekly brief, has highlighted growing international concerns over the treatment of Uyghur refugees in Thailand, a European parliamentary resolution condemning China's persecution of Uyghurs, the extended imprisonment of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, and revelations about China's alleged global surveillance network targeting voices on ethnic issues.

According to the WUC weekly brief, on October 31, the Coalition for the Rights of Refugees and Stateless Persons (CRSP), Migrant Working Group (MWG) and Thailand Migration Reform Consortium (TMR) issued a joint statement urging the Thai government not to forcibly return two Uyghur refugees, who have been detained ...