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Canada and US offered Uyghurs in Thailand asylum before deportation to China

14 Sept 14:05 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand controversially deported 48 ethnic Uyghurs to China last week, despite strong condemnation from UN human rights experts and warnings of potential torture and ill-treatment.
Sources, including US and Canadian officials, revealed that both Canada and the US, along with Australia, had offered to resettle these Uyghurs over the past decade, offers Thailand reportedly declined.
Thailand's decision was reportedly driven by fears of upsetting China, its largest trade partner, a stance that contradicts Thai Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai's claim of no concrete resettlement offers.
The UN refugee agency was repeatedly denied access to the Uyghurs by Thai authorities, preventing their processing as asylum seekers and leaving them in prolonged detention before their eventual deportation.

Today 12:56 Key points summarised by AI

President Macron condemned widespread rioting and looting during nationwide protests, blaming far-left activists and criminals for the "unrestrained violence" and vowing accountability for those who "sought to bring down the Republic."
Over 2,400 arrests were made as protests against rising living costs and poor school conditions escalated, causing extensive damage to public buildings and businesses in cities like Paris, Limoges (where City Hall burned), Marseille, and Lyon.
The unrest, which organizers hoped would revive the "yellow vest" movement, saw political leaders trade blame, with Macron instructing prefects to protect public buildings and potentially ban future protests to prevent further disorder.