Diaspora & Uyghur Watch, 3 November 2026
Diaspora & Uyghur Watch, 3 November 2026
1. Two Uyghur men locked up in Thailand since 2014 could be sent back to China any day now. One of them was still a child when he was first detained. They were moved to a Bangkok immigration centre on 21 October, and their lawyers have not been allowed to see them since. Rights groups say their fate now rests with Thailand's National Security Council. Source: Khaosod English
2. Police in Germany stopped a planned arson attack on a refugee shelter in Winsen, in Lower Saxony. A 15-year-old is in custody after witnesses saw him walking through town with a petrol canister, on the very night young neo-Nazis had discussed in online chats. Source: Daily Sabah
3. Sixty-five years after the first Turkish workers arrived in Germany, many of the old generation still cannot live on their pensions. Turkish citizens there get about 890 euros a month on average, against 1,250 for Germans, and more than three times as many need top-up welfare. Source: InfoMigrants
4. Georgia has deported 101 foreign citizens in recent days, including citizens of Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. They are now banned from entering the country again, and more than 3,600 people have been deported from Georgia this year. Source: Rustavi 2
5. Uzbeks working abroad who run into trouble will soon be able to ask for help through the Online Mahalla platform, instead of having to track down an ambassador or consul in person. Officials were told to get the system running within 10 days. Source: Kun.uz