6 days ago · On 27 February 2025, the Thai government deported 40 male Uyghur asylum seekers to China. [1] [2] [3] This was the first instance of Thailand deporting Uyghurs to China since 2015. [4] Background. The 40 men had been detained in Thailand for over a decade, among a group of over 300 people arrested in 2014 that had fled China to Thailand. [5]

6 days ago · “Thailand blatantly disregarded domestic law and its international obligations by forcibly sending these Uyghurs to China to face persecution,” said Elaine Pearson, Asia director at Human ...

6 days ago · The Uyghurs, who had been detained in Bangkok for over a decade, were part of a wave of more than 300 people who fled China in 2014, hoping to use Thailand as a transit point to get to Turkey ...

6 days ago · 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 ...

6 days ago · More than 300 Uyghurs fleeing China were detained in 2014 by Thai authorities. In 2015, Thailand deported 109 detainees to China against their will, prompting an international outcry. Another group of 173 Uyghurs, mostly women and children, were sent to Turkey, leaving 53

6 days ago · Responding to reports that a group of about 40 Uyghurs who have been detained in Thailand since 2014 were today deported to China, Amnesty International’s China Director Sarah Brooks said: “The forcible return of these men, or indeed any Uyghurs, to China would place them at risk of serious human rights violations. We urge the […]

6 days ago · GENEVA – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said the deportation on Thursday of 40 ethnic Uyghurs -- who have been held in Thailand for over 11 years -- to China is a clear violation of international human rights laws and standards.“This violates the principle of non-refoulement for which there is a complete prohibition in cases where there is a real risk of torture, ill-treatment, or ...

6 days ago · The detainees were part of a group of some 300 Uyghurs who fled China and were arrested in Thailand in 2014. Thailand deported more than 100 of them to China in 2015, drawing condemnation.

5 days ago · The deported men were part of a larger group of Uyghurs who were detained in Thailand in March 2014, after leaving China, bound for Türkiye. For over a decade, they were held in immigration detention centres under poor conditions. According to OHCHR, five members of the group have died in custody, while eight others remain detained in Thailand.

Jan 11, 2025 · A group of Uyghurs who were detained in Thailand over a decade ago say that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to China, alarming activists who say the men are at risk of abuse and torture if they are sent back.