Karen refugees | Simon Roughneen

Karen civic leaders call for political solution – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=23145 BANGKOK—Welcoming the tentative recent truce between the Karen National Union (KNU) and the Burmese government, several Karen leaders...

Safe for Refugees to Return: Thai Gov’t – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17779 At a forum involving various Thai government ministries and agencies, along with representatives of the military and international...

Former Foreign Minister reviews Thai-Burmese relations – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17775&Submit=Submit Former Thai foreign minister Dr Surakiart Sathirathai said that Thailand’s relations with Burma have deteriorated since the 2006...

Karen Refugees Warned Not To Talk – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17760 The Thai military on Saturday warned Karen refugees at Tha Song Yang not to speak to the media...

Thai Govt Responds to Karen Landmine Fears – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17752 BANGKOK—Acting Thai government spokesperson Dr. Panitan Wattanayagorn has told The Irrawaddy that the Thai authorities have been assured...

Forced Repatriation of Karen Refugees to Start – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17743&Submit=Submit Thai authorities will start deporting 3,000 Karen refugees living in Tha Song Yang camp back to Burma on...

Karen Refugees Have a White Christmas in Ireland – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/highlight.php?art_id=17519 CASTLEBAR, Ireland — After fleeing an army campaign of human rights abuses in eastern Burma, a group of...