Canada, U.S. offered Uyghurs in Thailand asylum before their deportation to China: sources

Mar 5, 2025 - 16:00
Canada, U.S. offered Uyghurs in Thailand asylum before their deportation to China: sources
Young people are seated and standing in a cage-like transport vehicle

Canada and the United States offered to resettle 48 ethnic Uyghurs held in detention in Thailand over the past decade, sources told Reuters, but Bangkok took no action for fear of upsetting China, where they were covertly deported last week.