International pressure is mounting on Thailand – including from the new US administration – over the fate of dozens of Uyghur ...

Dozens of men from the ethnic minority sought escape from repression in China a decade ago, but have been detained in ...

A group of 48 ethnic minority Muslims who fled Chinese persecution have been held in Thailand for almost 11 years ...

On January 22, 2025, several UN experts published a statement indicating that the Government of Thailand must immediately ...

The UN indicated Friday it was urging Thailand not to send dozens of detained Uyghurs to any country where they risk "significant" harm, after reported plans to deport them to China.

United Nations human rights experts have urged Thailand not to send 48 Uyghurs in its custody back to China, warning they are at risk of torture, ill-treatment and "irreparable harm" if returned.

Human rights advocates are demanding to know why the UN’s refugee agency hasn’t done more to secure the Uyghurs’ right to ...

The surprise statement by new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging Thailand not to deport 40-plus Uyghurs who are ...

US President Donald Trump's incoming secretary of state is among those calling for Thailand not to deport a group Uyghurs to ...

The family was detained in Thailand in 2014 after fleeing increasing repression in their hometown in China's Xinjiang ...

BANGKOK: Thai authorities denied on Wednesday (Jan 22) there was an immediate plan to send back to China 48 Uyghurs held in ...

The experts’ statement comes less than a week after Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said he would lobby Thailand against ...