China, Uyghurs and Thailand

US says multiple offers were made to resettle Uyghurs before Thailand deported them back to China
The State Department says the United States and other countries made repeated offers to Thailand to resettle more than three dozen Uyghur men before they were deported back to China, where rights grou
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.
Thailand Says It Sent Uyghurs Back to China to Avoid Backlash from Beijing
Thailand defended its deportation of 40 Uyghur detainees to China last week as the “best solution” to avoid a backlash from Beijing, after a rights group said the move violated international law and the returnees could face torture.
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,
Exclusive: Canada and US offered Uyghurs in Thailand asylum before deportation to China, sources say
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.
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.
Thailand deports 40 Uyghur men back to China after more than a decade in detention
The Chinese embassy in Thailand has confirmed that a group of Uyghur men detained in Thailand for more than a decade have been deported to China.
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: 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.
Thailand deports 40 Uyghur detainees to China despite warnings from U.S. and rights groups
Rights advocates had said the Uyghurs, a persecuted Muslim minority in China, were “at real risk” of torture, imprisonment or even death if they were returned.
Thailand Reportedly Ignored U.S., Canadian Asylum Offers for Deported Uyghurs - TaiwanPlus News
Reuters reports that the U.S. and Canada had offered asylum to 48 Uyghurs detained in Thailand, some of whom have been deported back to China over objections by the United Nations and human rights groups.
The Diplomat3d
Thailand’s Uyghur Repatriation Shows the Consequences of Trump Policy Incoherence
The Trump administration is no longer demonstrating concern with its own purported human rights priorities, and Thailand ...
Thai PM says human rights must be followed, amid concern over Uyghurs
International standards and human rights principles must be followed, Thailand's prime minister said on Thursday, in response ...
Bangkok Post on MSN1d
Uyghurs deportation a strategic risk
Regardless of official spin, the government's decision to deport 40 Uyghurs to China was a strategic mistake on multiple levels.The ill-considered move undermined Thailand's geostrategic balancing ...
Human Rights Watch3d
Testimony to the Japanese Cross-Party Parliamentary session on Uyghur returnees
My name is Yalkun Uluyol. Thank you for inviting me to this important session of the cross-party parliamentary league for ...