Thailand: Ethnic Karen Face Deportation to Myanmar

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Click to expand Image An immigration detention center in Bangkok, Thailand, February 26, 2025.

© 2025 Jerry Harmer/AP Photo (Bangkok) – Thai authorities should halt the imminent deportation of 26 ethnic Karen villagers from Phetchaburi province to Myanmar and release them from immigration detention, Human Rights Watch said today.On August 10, 2026, district and forestry officials along with the…

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Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · August 18, 2026

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