Conservation areas could prevent Karen refugee return
Plans to create two parks to protect swathes of mountainous jungle in Burma could stop more than 16,000 refugees who fled conflict from going home.
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2015 Elections Lead Story News Refugees
What will election mean for Thai-border refugees?
For the 110,000 living in refugee camps, hopes are high that a hated government will be defeated, but fears remain of an uncertain future.
Education Feature Karenni Lead Story News Refugees
Refugee students learn life’s lessons
Close to the Burmese-Thai border, young Karenni refugees study desperately to gain acceptance into universities worldwide. But with talks of repatriation echoing through the camps, it’s unsure how long they are to stay there.
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Lead Story News Peace Process Refugees
‘No respite from militarisation’ in southeast Burma: TBC
The Border Consortium says that the increase in military presence in the region is being increasingly driven by resource extraction and commercial development.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Refugees
Refugees worried amid lack of govt transparency
Refugees from Burma residing in Thai border camps are concerned about the lack of transparency from Thai authorities regarding repatriation, in light of a recent census poll being conducted in the camps.
Burmese border situation undisturbed by Thai coup
Burma’s border crossings to Thailand remain open; meanwhile aid workers do not envisage any disruption to the delivery of supplies to refugees along the Thai-Burmese border.
Lead Story News Peace Process Politics
Karen refugees seek safety guarantees
The Karen Refugee Committee says that refugees on the Thai-Burmese border believe they can only return to their homeland when there is a guarantee of safety following a nationwide ceasefire.
Thai border refugee population down 7 percent
TBC says only 3.4 percent of the December camp population returned to Burma versus 6 percent who were resettled to third countries.
US refugee resettlement programme draws to a close
The United States resettlement programme for Burma’s refugees living in Thailand has officially ended, said the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday.
Fearing repatriation, Mae La refugees shun profiling survey
More than 3,600 refugees in Mae La camp have signed a petition refusing to participate in a profiling survey, claiming the questionnaire solicits answers that favour repatriation
