Thai authorities in Bangkok have arrested more than 60 Montagnard Christian migrants who faced persecution in Vietnam and have also drawn criticism from the U.S. government for deporting 40 Uighur ethnic minorities back to China.

Human rights groups warned that the Uyghurs, who were held in Bangkok for more than a decade, will face mistreatment from Chinese authorities back in Xinjiang.

Sluggish economy and real estate slump at home signal end to wave of overseas investment Stephen Yao travelled from southern China’s Guangdong province to Thailand 32 times in 2017 and 2018 to help middle-class Chinese families invest in condominiums in Bangkok and Pattaya.

The United States embassy in Bangkok on Friday issued a security alert for its citizens in Thailand, a day after the secretive deportation of 40 Uyghurs to China that has drawn international condemnation.

China confirmed Thailand deported 40 Chinese nationals on Thursday, despite human rights organizations and members of the U.S. government called on Bangkok to not repatriate the Uyghur Muslims.

We urge all governments in countries where Uyghurs seek protection not to forcibly return ethnic Uyghurs to China,” Rubio said in a statement. Campaigners say the fate of the group, which had been held at an immigration detention center in the Thai capital and unable to apply for asylum in Thailand,

The United States Embassy in Bangkok on Friday issued a security alert for its citizens in Thailand, a day after the deportation of a group of Uyghurs

Thailand has ignored international pleas for mercy and secretly deported at least 40 Uyghurs to China, prompting an angry response from Washington and accusations that Bangkok has bowed to pressure from Beijing.

Thailand’s decision to deport 40 Uyghurs back to China after languishing in a Bangkok detention center for over a decade raises concerns about their fate -- and questions about what they were doing there in the first place.

Thailand should be commended for managing the return of 40 Uyghurs to China, a deputy premier said on Friday, as his country endured a torrent of international condemnation over its secretive deportation and Bangkok embassies sent out security alerts.

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand acted in accordance with human rights when it sent 40 Uyghurs back to China last week, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra told reporters on Monday. "We actually did everything correctly on human rights," she said.

Thai authorities in Bangkok have arrested more than 60 Montagnard Christian migrants who faced persecution in Vietnam and have also drawn criticism from the U.S. government for deporting 40 Uighur ethnic minorities back to China.