Uyghurs, Thailand and China

Thailand's deportation of Uyghurs was to avert China 'retaliation', minister says
Thailand's deportation of 40 Uyghurs to China last week was in the Southeast Asian country's best interest due to the possibility of retaliation from Beijing if the group was sent elsewhere, a Thai minister said on Thursday.
Canada, U.S. offered Uyghurs in Thailand asylum before their deportation to China: sources
Canada and the United States offered to resettle 48 ethnic Uyghurs held in detention in Thailand over the past decade, sources told Reuters, but Bangkok took no action for fear of upsetting China, where they were covertly deported last week.
Thailand Had Offers to Resettle Uyghurs Before Deportation, Report Says
The government chose not to send the asylum seekers to a third country in order to avoid retaliation from Beijing, diplomats and opposition lawmakers say.
Uyghurs deported to avert China 'retaliation': Thai minister
BANGKOK (Reuters) -- Thailand's deportation of 40 Uyghurs to China last week was in the Southeast Asian country's best interest due to the possibility of retaliation from Beijing if the group was sent elsewhere, a Thai minister said on Thursday.
Thailand acted in accordance with human rights when deporting 40 Uyghurs to China, says PM
Thailand acted in accordance with human rights when it sent 40 Uyghurs back to China last week, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra told reporters on Monday.
Thailand’s secret deportation of Uyghurs to China a win for Beijing, snub to US
The secret deportation by Thailand of dozens of Uyghur men to China that has sparked international condemnation is a diplomatic win for Beijing and a snub to the United States and the United Nations,
Thailand ‘secretly’ deports 40 Uyghurs to China despite outcry of human rights groups
The Thai government has sent 40 Uyghurs back to China despite warnings from human rights advocates that the deportees and their families could face prolonged arbitrary detention, torture, and even death.
Thailand repatriates 40 Uyghurs to China, despite human rights concerns
Human rights groups warned that the Uyghurs, who were held in Bangkok for more than a decade, will face mistreatment from Chinese authorities back in Xinjiang.
Thailand: 40 Uyghurs Forcibly Sent to China
The Thai government violated domestic and international law by forcibly sending at least 40 Uyghur men to China, where they could face torture, arbitrary detention, and long-term imprisonment.
Ignoring Pleas, Thailand Deports Dozens of Uyghurs to China
Rights groups criticized the Thai government for sending the Uyghurs, a persecuted Muslim minority, back to China, where they face the risk of torture and imprisonment.
US Embassy in Thailand warns Americans of 'violent retaliatory attacks' risk after Uyghurs deported to China
The U.S. Embassy in Bangkok is warning Americans of potential "violent retaliatory attacks" after a group of Uyghurs were deported by Thailand to China.
Daughter of jailed Uyghur economist vows to highlight Chinese oppression
Jewher Ilham, the daughter of jailed Uyghur economist Ilham Tohti, has vowed to make people all over the world aware of the ...
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World Uyghur Congress condemns the unjust imprisonment of Yalkun Isa by Chinese authorities
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has issued a strong condemnation following the unjust imprisonment of Yalkun Isa, the brother of WUC’s former president and activist Dolkun Isa, by Chinese authorities.
China’s conviction of 1,500 prisoners of conscience a ‘crime against humanity’
Report by rights group claims Beijing disproportionately targets women activists, Tibetans and Uyghurs through arbitrary ...
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Thai govt admits other countries were willing to take Uyghurs
Foreign Ministry says defying China by sending 40 Uyghurs to third country could have severely impacted Thailand ...
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Kannavee sticks by Uyghur letters claim
Fair Party MP Kannavee Suebsang on Tuesday insisted the three letters he claimed he received from Uyghurs detained in Thailand were genuine.One of the letters suggested that they had begged Prime ...