Bangkok: Removed was a multimedia installation by a Tibetan artist, and the words Hong Kong, Tibet and Uyghur redacted along with artists’ names. A Bangkok gallery is pressured at China's request to remove and redact artwork about Beijing's treatment of Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Hong Kongers from an exhibit on authoritarian governments, according to a report by the Reuters news agency.
According to Radio Free Asia, the Bangkok Arts and Cultural Center altered multiple works by exiled artists participating in the exhibit on authoritarian governments collaborating across borders. This move was described by the artists as the latest effort by Beijing to silence critics overseas.
Earlier this year, Thailand repatriated 40 Uyghurs to China. U.N. experts had warned they would be at risk of torture, ill-treatment, and irreparable harm.