U.S. Embassy in Thailand Warns of Possible Violence After Uyghurs Deported to China
The U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, warned Americans of possible violence after the country deported Uyghurs to China.
“On 27 February 2025, the Royal Thai Government deported a group of 45 Uyghurs asylees to China,” the embassy wrote on its website. “Similar deportations have prompted violent retaliatory attacks in the past.”
The embassy added: “Most notably, in the wake of a 2015 deportation of Uyghurs from Thailand, improvised explosive devices detonated at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok killing 20 people and injuring 125 others as this shrine is heavily visited by tourists from China.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned Thailand for its actions:
We condemn in the strongest possible terms Thailand’s forced return of at least 40 Uyghurs to China, where they lack due process rights and where Uyghurs have faced persecution, forced labor, and torture. As Thailand’s longstanding ally, we are alarmed by this action, which risks running afoul of its international obligations under the UN Convention Against Torture and the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. This act runs counter to the Thai people’s longstanding tradition of protection for the most vulnerable and is inconsistent with Thailand’s commitment to protect human rights. We urge all governments in countries where Uyghurs seek protection not to forcibly return ethnic Uyghurs to China.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. We call on Chinese authorities to provide full access to verify the well-being of the returned Uyghurs on a regular basis. The Thai Government must insist and fully verify continuously that Chinese authorities protect the Uyghurs’ human rights.
Thailand has held the men for over a decade.
Thailand deported 45 Uyghurs, claiming China agreed they “wouldn’t face penalties or be harmed,” according to Fox News.
The men supposedly agreed to the deportation after hearing China’s promises.
I call BS because last month the men begged Thailand not to deport them because they know how China will treat them.
China has come under fire for years due to its crackdown on Uyghurs.
The Uyghurs are native to China’s Xinjiang region, locking them up in camps and committing genocide against them.
These men fled China because of how the Communist country treats them. From what I can tell they did not do anything wrong. They are legit asylum seekers.
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