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.
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.
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 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.
US embassy issues security alert in Thailand after Uyghurs' deportation to China
The United States embassy in Bangkok on Friday issued a security alert for its citizens in Thailand, a day after the secretive deportation of 40 Uyghurs to China that has drawn international condemnation.
Sorrow, frustration as US condemns deportation of Uyghurs to China
Since 2014, of the 53 remaining Uyghur detainees in Thailand, five received prison sentences for attempting to escape. Five others, including two minors, died in custody. Chinese state media reported Thursday that forty Uyghurs were just deported to China, leaving the whereabouts of eight Uyghurs detained in Thailand unknown.
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.
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Deporting 40 Uyghurs 'best option'
As no other country made a firm commitment to welcome the ethnic Uyghurs detained in China for over a decade, deporting them to China was the best solution, according to Russ Jalichandra, a ...
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Thailand deported 40 Uyghurs to China despite appeals from the United States and from rights groups that feared they would be ...