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- US offered to resettle Uyghurs that Thailand deported to China, sources say
Canada and US said they would take 48 people held in Thai detention, according to officials, but Bangkok said to have feared upsetting China
Canada and the US offered to resettle 48 ethnic Uyghurs held in detention in Thailand over the past decade, sources have said, but Bangkok took no action for fear of upsetting China, where most of them were covertly deported last week.
Thailand has defended the deportation, which came despite calls from United Nations human rights experts, saying that it acted in accordance with laws and human rights obligations.
Continue reading...5 March 05 2025Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/05/us-offered-to-resettle-uyghurs-that-thailand-deported-to-china-sources-say - Thailand condemned for ‘shameful’ mass deportation of Uyghur refugees to China
Amid claims that deportees may face torture, family of one man say he was forcibly repatriated and will never see his children again
The family of one of dozens of Uyghurs feared to have been forcibly deported from Thailand to China have condemned the decision as “shameful”.
The deportations came despite a UN statement saying those being sent to China faced a “real risk of torture” on their return. Thailand said they had returned voluntarily “to their normal lives” with their families.However, speaking to the Guardian, the family of one of those thought to have been deported said it was “impossible” that the men would want to be sent back to China.
Continue reading...3 March 03 2025Transnational repressionhttps://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/mar/03/thailand-condemned-for-shameful-mass-deportation-of-uyghur-refugees-to-china - Thailand deports dozens of Uyghurs to China despite torture fears
Rights experts say group, who have been detained for more than 10 years, face risk of disappearance and imprisonment
Dozens of Uyghurs have been deported from Thailand to China in the face of warnings from human rights experts that there is a high risk they will suffer torture, enforced disappearance and imprisonment.
US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Thursday said the US condemned Thailand’s move “in the strongest possible terms”.
Continue reading...27 February 27 2025Uyghurshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/27/thailand-deports-dozens-of-uyghurs-to-china-despite-torture-fears - Beatings, torture and electric shocks: freed scam compound workers allege horrific abuse
Lured by the promise of well-paying jobs in Southeast Asia, thousands instead allegedly end up enslaved in jail-like compounds and forced to carry out online scams
“The Chinese would shock me with electric probes almost daily. I endured this continuously for nine months,” claims Seye, a 27-year-old woman who is one of hundreds of alleged trafficking victims who streamed across the Thai-Myanmar border this month.
Seye was among 260 people, more than half of them Ethiopian, who were transferred across the border to Thailand this February by a rebel group. Several among the group agreed to be interviewed on the condition they use only their first name.
Continue reading...25 February 25 2025Myanmarhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/25/beatings-torture-and-electric-shocks-freed-scam-compound-workers-allege-horrific-abuse - Tens of thousands could be held in illegal scam compounds in Myanmar, Thai police general says
Head of anti-trafficking agency says dozens of Chinese criminal gangs were running the centres
Tens of thousands of people could be living inside illegal scam compounds in Myanmar that have proliferated near Thailand’s border, according to the head of Thailand’s anti-trafficking agency, who warned it could take months before all foreign nationals are repatriated.
Thailand has launched a major crackdown on scam compounds over recent weeks, cutting off cross-border electricity and fuel supplies.
Continue reading...21 February 21 2025Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/21/myanmar-scam-call-centre-compounds - Thousands rescued from illegal scam compounds in Myanmar as Thailand launches huge crackdown
Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos have become havens for criminal syndicates operating online scam operations and tricking thousands into enslaved work
About 7,000 people have been rescued from illegal call centre operations in Myanmar and were waiting to be transferred to Thailand, prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Wednesday, as the country launched a large-scale crackdown on scam centres operating on the border.
The prime minister’s announcement came after Thai police said they were preparing to receive up to 10,000 foreigners rescued from a network of notorious scam centres.
Continue reading...19 February 19 2025Myanmarhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/19/myanmar-scam-call-centre-compound-rescues-thailand-crackdown - Holiday firms reporting surge in demand for long-haul breaks
Thailand and Vietnam now often seen as ‘more cost-effective’ than visiting traditional European favourites
Holiday companies are reporting a surge in demand for long-haul breaks amid claims that the likes of Thailand and Vietnam are now often “more cost-effective” than visiting traditional European favourites.
On Tuesday, the travel brand Kuoni said long-haul bookings for the year ahead were 14% higher than at the same point in 2024.
Continue reading...18 February 18 2025Travelhttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/feb/18/holiday-firms-reporting-surge-in-demand-for-long-haul-breaks - ‘A little win for us’: Thailand basks in excitement around White Lotus season three
This time the hit TV series features Thailand’s homegrown K-pop sensation, Lisa, and local beauty spots. The country’s tourism industry is getting ready for a boost
Geeratiya Aunjarorn, like many people in Thailand, didn’t know much about The White Lotus, the series that has gripped audiences in the US and UK, until early last year. But when it was announced that season three would not only be filmed in her country, but would also feature one of Thailand’s most famous pop stars, Lalisa Manobal – better known simply as Lisa – Geeratiya and legions of other fans have followed the filming closely.
Over the past year, photos of the crew filming on the tourist islands of Phuket and Samui have gone viral across Lisa fan pages, and hashtags speculated on the kind of character the singer, from the K pop group Blackpink, might play. A premiere was held in Bangkok on Friday night and season three will be released on Sunday in the US and on Mondaytomorrow in the UK.
Continue reading...15 February 15 2025The White Lotushttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/feb/15/thailand-the-white-lotus-season-three-lisa - Saying ‘women’ is not allowed, but ‘men’ and ‘white’ are OK? I’m (not) shocked | Arwa Mahdawi
Thanks to Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders attacking a number of terms, ‘women’ is literally being erased
Thanks to the intolerant left, nobody can say the word “women” any more! Do you remember when that was a major talking point in certain quarters? Prominent columnists wrote endless pieces declaring that the word “women” had “become verboten”. The thought police, these people claimed, were forcing everyone to say “bodies with vaginas” and “menstruators” instead. Even the likes of Margaret Atwood tweeted articles with headlines like: “Why can’t we say ‘woman’ anymore?”
Continue reading...15 February 15 2025Womenhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/15/trump-banning-words-women - Guy Horton obituary
My friend Guy Horton, who has died aged 73, was a human rights defender, journalist and educator who spent much of his life dedicated to helping others, whether on the frontline of conflict, or mentoring young people such as myself.
From 1998 to 2005, while working for the Brussels-based Euro-Burma Office (EBO), among others, Guy uncovered widespread human rights violations in eastern Myanmar against the Karen and Shan ethnic groups, following a 50-year war between the Burmese government and indigenous peoples. His 2005 report, Dying Alive, and supporting video footage was submitted to the UN security council in 2007. The UN committee on the prevention of genocide later carried out an investigation and placed Myanmar on the genocide watchlist.
Continue reading...14 February 14 2025Human rightshttps://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb/14/guy-horton-obituary