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UN experts are decrying the disappearance of 40 Uyghur men forcibly returned to China from Thailand a year ago. Held for a decade before deportation, their fate remains unknown. The UN warns this reflects a pattern of transnational repression and urges China to provide information and legal access.

Campaign for Uyghurs and rights groups urged UN High Commissioner Volker Turk to address alleged crimes against humanity by China in his upcoming UNHRC speech. They cited ongoing abuses, lack of updates since the OHCHR report, and recent Hong Kong cases, calling for accountability and transparency.

During the visit, a substantive meeting was held with Tan See Leng, Singapore's Minister for Manpower and Minister in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology, and Kong Wy Mun, Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Cooperation Enterprise. The dialogue focused on strengthening collaboration in governance, policy design and knowledge exchange to support Uttar Pradesh's long-term development objectives.

As India gets ready to host the International Fleet Review and Exercise MILAN, the Indian Navy welcomed naval ships from Thailand, Australia and Sri Lanka on Sunday.

The World Uyghur Congress weekly brief highlighted political developments in Japan, legal action in Australia over alleged forced labour links, activist statements in Geneva and Mexico, rising diplomatic friction ahead of the Munich Security Conference, and concerns over shrinking civic space in Hong Kong following Jimmy Lai's sentencing.