By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Washington – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday (March 14) announced sanctions against officials from Thailand, a US ally, for their role in deporting at least 40 Uyghurs to China, where Washington says the members of the Muslim group will face persecution. The US is “committed
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Foreign Ministry will handle Uyghur issue: Thavi
JUSTICE Minister Thavi Sodsong said today (March 14) the Foreign Ministry has a plan to deal with European Parliament condemning Thailand for deporting 40 Uyghurs to China on the night of February 27, Naewna newspaper said. In condemning the deportation of Uyghur refugees to China, the European Parliament urged Thailand to halt any further
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By AFP and published by France24.com THE United States issued a security alert to its citizens in Thailand today (Feb. 28), warning of the possible risk of reprisal attacks after the kingdom deported dozens of Uyghurs to China. The Thai government has suffered intense criticism from around the world for its decision to hand
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