US EditionUS embassy issues security alert in Thailand after Uyghurs' deportation to China
- The U.S. Mission in Thailand issued a security alert for U.S. citizens due to violent retaliatory attack risks after the deportation of 45 Uyghur asylum seekers to China on February 27, 2025.
- The deportations have drawn international condemnation, including from the U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada, and the EU, highlighting the risks of torture upon return according to human rights experts.
- Thai authorities' past deportations of Uyghurs have often led to violent incidents, with a notable bombing in 2015 killing 20 people, demonstrating serious safety concerns for the region.
- Thailand's government defended the deportation, stating that China ensured no prosecutions and safe family reunification, while the Chinese Foreign Ministry labeled allegations against its actions as 'groundless lies.
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US Issues Alert as Thailand Sends Uyghur Asylum Seekers to China
The U.S. Mission in Thailand issued a security alert on Friday, cautioning U.S. citizens about the possibility of violent retaliatory attacks in the Southeast Asian nation following the Thai government’s deportation of Uyghur asylum seekers to China. In its security alert published on its website, the U.S. embassy and consulate said 45 Uyghur asylees had been deported on Thursday and that similar deportations in the past prompted violent punitiv…
The Thai government has been under criticism since the deportation of forty Uighurs refugees to China on Thursday, 27 February, where they are at risk of persecution. The Thai Prime Minister has this Friday, laboriously trying to justify herself.
U.S. Embassy in Thailand Warns of Possible Violence After Uyghurs Deported to China
Secretary of State Marco Rubio: "China, under the direction and control of the Chinese Communist Party, has committed genocide and crimes against humanity targeting predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and other members of ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang." The post U.S. Embassy in Thailand Warns of Possible Violence After Uyghurs Deported to China first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
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