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05/25/97 - UYGHUR STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN FACE DEPORTATION
[ETIC, 5/25/97] The situation around the Uyghur students in Pakistan
continue to deteriorate. The Pakistani newspapers reported that, having
deported to China 12 young Uyghurs who sought political asylum in
Pakistan from religious and ethnic persecutions in China, the
government of Pakistan plans to deport all the Uyghur religious
students currently studying in the Islamic schools of that country.
The administrative office in Peshawar reported that it has a list of
about 130 people to be deported to China, but they had not received the
directive for detaining those people. It was also reported that the
consulate agencies of Pakistan suspended granting entering visa's to
Uyghur individuals from China. In addition, the Chinese embassy in
Pakistan refuses to renew passports to the Uyghur students. [Yorungkash,
Pakistan]
More on Uyghur students in Pakistan:
[ETIC, 5/13/97] Pakistani newspaper "Rozi Name" reported that all 12
Uyghur students were executed soon after they were deported to China.
[Abduljelil, Munich]