Report Concerns Mount Over Uyghur Detainees in Thailand Facing Deportation

[snoop1130]

Photo courtesy of Human Rights Watch

 

The plight of seven Uyghur detainees in Thailand has drawn significant attention from the People’s Empowerment Foundation, with chairperson Chalida Tajaroensuk voicing serious concerns. Split into two groups, these individuals are caught in complex legal battles concerning their future and potential deportation to China.

 

Five of the detained Uyghurs, initially apprehended after fleeing the Mukdahan detention centre in 2020, are currently serving six-year sentences at Bangkok's Klongprem Central Prison. Chalida, who recently assessed their condition, confirms the group's resistance to deportation and notes ongoing efforts to secure third-country resettlement with assistance from engaged embassies. With only a year left on their sentences, Chalida plans to visit next month to further discuss their needs.

 

The other two individuals remain in Bangkok Remand Prison, facing charges linked to the 2015 Erawan Shrine bombing. Their legal proceedings are slated for continuation next month, with case conclusions targeted by year's end. Despite the severe allegations, the suspects seek to maintain their trial status as a means to avoid deportation. Their case remains sensitive, with no embassies engaging in resettlement discussions, partly due to the nature of the charges.

 

 

 

Both groups of Uyghurs express a clear preference for imprisonment in Thailand over possible deportation to China, where they fear persecution. The situation draws attention from Fair List Party list-MP Kannavee Suebsang, who is pursuing options for resettlement for those at Klongprem but has refrained from commenting on the bombing case due to ongoing court proceedings.

 

Historically, of 43 Uyghurs detained in Thailand's Suan Phlu Immigration Centre, 40 have been deported to China, while three possessing Kyrgyzstan passports were successfully resettled in Canada. This backdrop underscores the urgency and complexity surrounding the current detainees' situations, prompting ongoing international and local efforts to secure their futures.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Thaiger 2025-04-29

 

 

[ukrules]

I think we all know how this is going to turn out - they already stated their position is not to annoy the Chinese government.

 

Those 2 who did the bombing should be executed though so no deportation for them.

[newbee2022]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Photo courtesy of Human Rights Watch

 

The plight of seven Uyghur detainees in Thailand has drawn significant attention from the People’s Empowerment Foundation, with chairperson Chalida Tajaroensuk voicing serious concerns. Split into two groups, these individuals are caught in complex legal battles concerning their future and potential deportation to China.

 

Five of the detained Uyghurs, initially apprehended after fleeing the Mukdahan detention centre in 2020, are currently serving six-year sentences at Bangkok's Klongprem Central Prison. Chalida, who recently assessed their condition, confirms the group's resistance to deportation and notes ongoing efforts to secure third-country resettlement with assistance from engaged embassies. With only a year left on their sentences, Chalida plans to visit next month to further discuss their needs.

 

The other two individuals remain in Bangkok Remand Prison, facing charges linked to the 2015 Erawan Shrine bombing. Their legal proceedings are slated for continuation next month, with case conclusions targeted by year's end. Despite the severe allegations, the suspects seek to maintain their trial status as a means to avoid deportation. Their case remains sensitive, with no embassies engaging in resettlement discussions, partly due to the nature of the charges.

 

 

 

Both groups of Uyghurs express a clear preference for imprisonment in Thailand over possible deportation to China, where they fear persecution. The situation draws attention from Fair List Party list-MP Kannavee Suebsang, who is pursuing options for resettlement for those at Klongprem but has refrained from commenting on the bombing case due to ongoing court proceedings.

 

Historically, of 43 Uyghurs detained in Thailand's Suan Phlu Immigration Centre, 40 have been deported to China, while three possessing Kyrgyzstan passports were successfully resettled in Canada. This backdrop underscores the urgency and complexity surrounding the current detainees' situations, prompting ongoing international and local efforts to secure their futures.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Thaiger 2025-04-29

 

 

When China commands there is no choice for little Thaksin than to obey

[Thingamabob]

For as long as Thaksin and his family are around Thailand will grovel to China and will do what they are told to do by the CCP in Beijing, sadly.