德国联邦政府本周二从法兰克福机场遣返了21岁的维吾尔族男子阿拉法特·阿迪尔回中国[1]。阿迪尔持有中土双重国籍[1]，其母亲表示他于2017年从中国移居土耳其，2024年获得土耳其护照[1]。此前他曾在土耳其期间向德国寻求庇护[1]。据报道，阿迪尔在周三上午抵达北京后被拘押审问[1]。
维吾尔人权活动人士对这一遣返决定表达了关切，担忧他在中国可能遭到拘留[1]。德国内政部声称"一般没有暂停向中国遣返维吾尔族人"，但同时表示"当前指导原则通常应向来自中国的维吾尔族人提供保护"[1]。
这起遣返事件引发了关于德国作为欧盟主要成员国的政策是否符合少数民族保护原则的争议[1]。德国曾在2024年11月因"官僚混淆"将维吾尔族女性瑞茨旺古丽·白克力遣返中国[1]。类似的遣返并非个例，2025年2月泰国向中国遣返了至少40名维吾尔族人[1]。
背景方面，自2017年以来，中国在新疆开展了大规模拘留和涉嫌强制劳动的运动[1]。新疆地区有超过1100万维吾尔族和其他少数民族[1]。
Germany deported a 21-year-old Uyghur man, Arafat Adil, from Frankfurt airport on Tuesday, according to his mother [1]. Adil, who holds dual Chinese and Turkish citizenship, arrived in Beijing the following morning and was detained for questioning [1].
According to his mother's account, Adil had relocated from China to Turkey in 2017 and obtained a Turkish passport in 2024 before seeking asylum in Germany [1]. The deportation has prompted alarm among Uyghur rights activists, who fear he may face detention in China [1].
The action comes amid an international pattern of deportations affecting Uyghurs. Germany previously deported Uyghur woman Reyizwan Gul Bakli to China in November 2024, which German officials attributed to "bureaucratic confusion" [1]. In February 2025, Thailand also repatriated at least 40 Uyghurs to China [1].
The deportation raises questions about Germany's adherence to minority protection principles as a major European Union member [1]. Germany's Interior Ministry stated that "there is generally no suspension of deportations of Uyghurs to China," while also noting that "current guidelines typically should provide protection to Uyghurs from China" [1].
China has conducted large-scale detention and alleged forced labor operations in Xinjiang since 2017 [1]. The region is home to more than 11 million Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities [1].