Torture’: State Department Restricts Visas For Thai Officials Involved In Forced Uyghur Returns To China
The Department of State announced Friday that it imposed visa restrictions on Thai officials involved in the forced return of
US Imposes Sanctions on Thai Officials After Uyghur Men Are Deported to China
The U.S. takes action against Thai officials for deporting Uyghur men to China, sparking international concern over human rights.
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.
US imposes strong visa sanctions on Thailand over Uyghur deportation, critics surprised; Thai Embassy yet to comment
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on March 14, that the United States would impose visa restrictions on Thai government officials due to their involvement in the deportation of 40 Uyghur refugees back to China.
UNPO condemns the forced deportation of at least 40 Uyghur refugees from Thailand to China
In the early hours of February 27, 2025, heavily secured transport vehicles transferred at least 40 detained Uyghurs from the Suan Phlu immigration detention
State Department imposes sanctions on Thai officials after Uyghur men are deported to China
The State Department on Friday announced sanctions on an unknown number of current and former Thai officials for their role in deporting at least 40 Uyghur men to China despite worries that they could be jailed or even face death there.
State Department restricts visas for forced return of Uyghurs, others to China
Foreign officials who enable the forced return of Uyghurs and other ethnic or religious groups to China face visa restrictions in the United States, Sec. of State Marco Rubio announced Friday.
U.S. Punishes Thai Officials Over Deportation of Uyghurs to China
The State Department said it was “combating China’s efforts to pressure governments to forcibly return Uyghurs and other groups to China.”
US Slaps Visa Curbs on Thai Officials for Uyghur Deportation
The US announced visa restrictions on current and former Thai officials involved in the return of 40 Uyghurs to China last month, a setback for the Southeast Asian nation striving to strike a balance between its two largest trade partners.
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Thailand Forcibly Sends Uyghurs to China After Decade-Long Arbitrary Detention
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40 Uyghur men detained in Thailand for more than a decade have been deported to China
Photos of those repatriated by China and shared by the embassy appeared to show people of Uyghur ethnicity. On Tuesday, an advocate who was in contact with the Uyghurs daily said she lost contact ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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China’s new AI app DeepSeek is trying to erase our genocide from history, Uyghurs war
“The Chinese government is trying to erase the Uyghur people by employing AI to mislead the public,” Rahima Mahmut, who fled China in 2000, told The Independent. Ms Mahmut, who has not heard ...