Secretary of State reiterates Washington’s condemnation of Chinese ‘acts of genocide’ against minority
PUBLISHED : 15 Mar 2025 at 10: 25
UPDATED : 15 Mar 2025 at 11: 21
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Detention vans with their windows covered leave the immigration detention centre on Soi Suan Phlu in Bangkok early on the morning of Feb 27. It was later learned that they were carrying 40 Uyghur men who were put on a plane to China. (Photo: Kannavee Suebsang Facebook Account)
The United States has restricted visas to current and former Thai officials involved in the return of 40 Uyghurs to China last month, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday.
The visa curbs are part of a new US policy to combat China’s efforts to pressure governments to forcibly return Uyghurs and other groups to China, the secretary of state said in a statement.
Members of the Chinese minority group are subject to torture and enforced disappearances and the new vis
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