Thailand Uyghur Deportation Ignites Global Fury
On February 27, 2025, Thailand confirmed the Thailand Uyghur deportation, sending at least 40 Uyghurs to China’s Xinjiang from a Bangkok detention center, defying warnings of torture and death from rights groups. At 5:00 AM PST, Thai media reported blacked-out trucks leaving the unsanitary, overcrowded facility—home to the group for 10 years—early Thursday. Flightradar24 tracked an unscheduled China Southern Airlines flight from Bangkok to Xinjiang hours later. China, accused of genocide against Xinjiang’s 12 million Uyghurs, denies abuses; its ministry called them “40 illegal immigrants” repatriated legally, dodging their Uyghur identity amid “bewitched” claims.
Thailand’s Defense Minister told Reuters Beijing assured the deportees’ care, yet the UN and US House China Committee decried a “clear violation” of Thailand’s human rights duties—its first Uyghur deportation since 2015’s 109 sparked global outcry. PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra sidestepped confirmation, citing “law and human rights,” while opposition MP Kannavee Suebsang raged on X: “11 years jailed, now persecution—we’ve failed them.” The 40, likely the last of 300+ detained in 2014 fleeing Xinjiang’s crackdown, saw Turkey take many; five died in custody. Human Rights Watch’s Elaine Pearson slammed Thailand’s secrecy after Wednesday’s assurances—Amnesty called it “unimaginably cruel.”
Thailand Uyghur Deportation: Rights at Risk
Thailand Uyghur deportation defies pleas—HRW warns of torture, disappearance for the 40 in Xinjiang, where China’s Han migration and mosque bans dilute Uyghur culture. UN “deeply regrets” it; Phil Robertson says Thailand bows to authoritarians. For more, visit BBC or Kenkou Land.
Main Body: A Decade’s Detainees Sent Back
Today, February 27, 2025, at 5:00 AM PST, Thailand Uyghur deportation of 40 to Xinjiang—confirmed after covert Thursday dawn trucking—ends a decade’s limbo. Held since 2014 for visa-less entry, fleeing Xinjiang’s alleged genocide (Beijing denies), they endured Bangkok’s grim detention—five dead, per HRW. China’s “looked after” pledge via Reuters rings hollow to the UN, US, and Amnesty—Pearson blasts Thailand’s flip from Wednesday’s “no transfer” vow. Suebsang’s X cry—“What are we doing?”—echoes as 300 dwindled: Turkey took many, 2015’s 109 vanished.
Xinjiang’s 12 million Uyghurs—Turkic Muslims—face Han influx and religious curbs, per rights groups; Thailand’s move, post-Shinawatra’s vague “law” nod, stokes fears of torture or worse. Robertson’s “blood on their hands” barb hits a Thai regime cozying up to authoritarians—$1.38 noodles at a funeral home (X buzz) outshine this grim saga. At 5:00 AM PST, outrage swells—US warned Wednesday, UN regrets Thursday. Will the 40 resurface, or fade like 2015’s lost? Thailand’s rights mask slips—Uyghur voices plead, unanswered.
