Kunnawut Boonreak

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Thailand Bureau Chief at BenarNews

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No more Uyghurs left in immigration detention center: Thai police

4 weeks ago | benarnews.org | Kunnawut Boonreak

Thailand said Thursday there are no longer any Uyghurs stranded in its immigration facilities following the internationally criticized repatriation of 40 Uyghur men to China in late February, in an apparent move to put an end to the confusion over the total number of detainees. Thailand put the men on a plane to Xinjiang on Feb. 27, saying China had given assurances that they would not be mistreated and no third country had committed to take them.
No more Uyghurs left in immigration detention center: Thai police

4 weeks ago | rfa.org | Kunnawut Boonreak

BANGKOK – Thailand said Thursday there are no longer any Uyghurs stranded in its immigration facilities following the internationally criticized repatriation of 40 Uyghur men to China in late February, in an apparent move to put an end to the confusion over the total number of detainees. Thailand put the men on a plane to Xinjiang on Feb. 27, saying China had given assurances that they would not be mistreated and no third country had committed to take them.
Journalists visiting Uyghurs in Xinjiang region face Chinese surveillance

1 month ago | benarnews.org | Kunnawut Boonreak |Pimuk Rakkanam

Chinese officials escorted Thai journalists during a controlled visit to Xinjiang this week, insisting on viewing photos and deleting any they didn’t approve of, said a reporter who traveled to China with a delegation checking on Uyghurs deported from Thailand. Bangkok put 40 Uyghur men on a plane to Xinjiang on Feb. 27, saying Beijing had given assurances that they would not be mistreated and no third country had committed to take them.
Journalists visiting deported Uyghurs in Xinjiang face Chinese surveillance

1 month ago | rfa.org | Kunnawut Boonreak |Pimuk Rakkanam

BANGKOK – Chinese officials escorted Thai journalists during a tightly controlled visit to Xinjiang this week, insisting on viewing their photos and deleting any they didn’t approve of before they could be sent back to Thailand, said a journalist, who was a part of delegation invited by Beijing to showcase the well-being of Uyghurs from deported from Thailand. Thailand put 40 Uyghur men on a plane to Xinjiang on Feb.
Thai delegation heads to China to check on deported Uyghurs

1 month ago | globalsecurity.org | Kunnawut Boonreak |John Pike

The US has imposed visa sanctions on some Thai officials over the deportations. By Kunnawut Boonreak for BenarNews and Pimuk Rakkanam for RFA 2025.03.18 BANGKOK -- Thailand's deputy prime minister was due to travel to the Xinjiang region on Tuesday to check that China is keeping a promise on the safety of 40 Uyghur men who Thailand deported despite warnings from the U.S. and others that they faced torture if sent back. Thailand put the men on a plane to Xinjiang on Feb.
Thai delegation heads to China to check on deported Uyghurs

1 month ago | benarnews.org | Kunnawut Boonreak |Pimuk Rakkanam

The Thai deputy prime minister was due to travel to the Xinjiang region on Tuesday to check that China was keeping a promise on the safety of 40 Uyghur men whom Thailand deported despite warnings from the U.S. and others that they faced torture if sent back. Thailand put the men on a plane to Xinjiang on Feb. 27, saying China had given assurances that they would not be mistreated and no third country had committed to take them.
Thai delegation heads to China to check on deported Uyghurs

1 month ago | rfa.org | Kunnawut Boonreak |Pimuk Rakkanam

BANGKOK – Thailand’s deputy prime minister was due to travel to the Xinjiang region on Tuesday to check that China is keeping a promise on the safety of 40 Uyghur men who Thailand deported despite warnings from the U.S. and others that they faced torture if sent back. Thailand put the men on a plane to Xinjiang on Feb. 27, saying China had given assurances that they would not be mistreated and no third country had committed to take them.
Thailand had offers to take Uyghurs but deported them to China anyway: MP

1 month ago | rfa.org | Nontarat Phaicharoen |Kunnawut Boonreak

BANGKOK – Thailand had received offers from three countries, including the United States, to accept 48 detained Uyghurs for resettlement but it instead deported most of them to China last week, at Beijing’s request, a Thai opposition member of parliament said on Wednesday. Thailand repatriated 40 of the Uyghurs to China on Feb.
Thai rights activists criticize government for deporting Uyghurs to China

1 month ago | benarnews.org | Nontarat Phaicharoen |Kunnawut Boonreak

Thai human rights activists criticized the government’s deportation of 40 Uyghurs to China, saying the United Nations should drop Thailand from its Human Rights Council for a decision that made the kingdom look like a Chinese vassal. Thailand repatriated the Uyghurs to China on Feb. 27, ignoring warnings from the United States, the U.N. and human rights groups that they risked torture when returned to the northeastern region of Xinjiang, which they fled more than 10 years ago.
Thai rights activists criticize government for deporting Uyghurs to China

1 month ago | rfa.org | Nontarat Phaicharoen |Kunnawut Boonreak

BANGKOK – Thai human rights activists criticized on Tuesday the government’s deportation of 40 Uyghurs to China, saying the U.N. should remove Thailand from its Human Rights Council for a decision that made the kingdom look like a Chinese vassal.