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UN envoy discusses refugee repatriation issues in Karen State
Karen CSOs highlight human rights issues and other matters relating to the repatriation of refugees in meeting with Yanghee Lee.
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More than 60 homes lost in Karenni refugee camp fire
Karenni Refugee Camp (1) hosts some 2,500 houses, most of which are constructed from wood and bamboo.
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Karen refugee advocates flag lack of planning on repatriation
The concerns of ethnic Karen refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) were raised on Tuesday, World Refugee Day, over the lack of a clear plan for the return and reintegration of those going back to their homelands.
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Small steps to peace with Karen resettlement initiative
After decades on the run from armed conflict in their ancestral lands, Burmese nationals with Karen heritage are finally getting a taste of peace as they settle into newly built houses in the country’s southeast.
90 refugees set to return to Karen State next week
The 90 refugees from the Nu Po refugee camp in Thailand’s Tak Province are the first to return to Karen State under a programme sponsored by the Burmese government.
Govt prepares for repatriation of 90 refugees
Burmese government officials visited the Nu Po camp on the Thai-Burmese border recently to make arrangements for the repatriation of 90 refugees.
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Refugee repatriation high on agenda as Thai deputy PM visits Burma
Burma and Thailand agree to set up a committee to prepare for the repatriation of war refugees residing on the Thai side of their common border.
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After decades in camps, refugees in Thailand see a glimmer of hope
Many are still reluctant to leave, but after 30 years of displacement, refugees living in camps in Thailand are beginning to see the possibility of returning to their homeland.
Karen women say ‘it’s time for parity’
A pledge for more women in leadership roles and in the ongoing peace process has been demanded by the Karen Women’s Organisation.
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Karen civil leaders condemn ceasefire divide
Negotiations to end Burma’s civil war have ended with just one third of the EAOs involved in the peace process ultimately willing to ink a ceasefire accord.
Fire leaves hundreds of refugees homeless on Karenni border
A devastating fire in a refugee camp in northern Thailand’s Mae Hong Son has left over 600 homeless and in need of immediate assistance.
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Karenni language, alphabet to be taught in schools
The Karenni alphabet – kyal poe gyi or kayah li – was created in 1962, and has only ever been widely taught at refugee camps in Thailand. It appears to be modelled, linguists say, on Thai and Burmese scripts.
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Landslide devastates Karenni refugee camp: 1 dead, 1 missing
A landslide induced by continuous heavy rains has killed at least one man at a Karenni refugee camp in Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand.
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Tenasserim to allot land for refugees, officials say
Officials of Tenasserim Division claimed that refugees residing in a camp in Thailand would soon be able to return as they are scouting for land for their resettlement.
Thai Army spokesman says refugee return will be a ‘long process’
A Thai Army spokesman denied reports on Monday regarding the Thai military’s intentions to repatriate within a year roughly 130,000 Burmese refugees.
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Thai officials ponder repatriation of refugees
Friday is World Refugee Day and on the Thai-Burmese border some 120,000 people are living in refugee camps, but Thai military officials have indicated that the repatriation of refugees may not be a distant prospect.
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Perceiving the peace in Karen State
As peace talks press forward in Karen State, one village is hopeful for the best, but bracing for the worst.
50 homes destroyed in Mae La refugee camp fire
50 homes have been destroyed in a fire at the Mae La refugee camp on the Thai-Burmese border on Monday night. No one was injured but 300 people are now homeless.
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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.
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Karen rivals unite for New Year
Unarmed soldiers from the KNU, the BGF and the KPC march together without arms in a show of unity as Karens mark their New Year at Shwe Koko.
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KNU urges all sub-groups to unite as Karen for census
The Karen National Union has urged the various ethnic sub-groups within Karen state to register in next year’s nationwide census as “Karen” when identifying their ethnicity in the questionnaire.
Burma still not ready for return of refugees from Thailand: TBC
Conditions are not in place yet for the organised repatriation of thousands of refugees along the Thai-Burma border, according to a report released The Border Consortium.
New Karen leadership signals party shift
The Karen National Union has elected pragmatic new leaders for key party positions at its 15th quadrennial congress, which analysts say will speed up peace negotiations with the central government
Karen refugees may soon begin to return home
Thousands of refugees in Thailand could soon begin to return home as regional authorities initiate resettlement proceedings in Karen state
Refugee fire victims ‘suffering trauma’
Umpiem official says many of the estimated 3,000 victims of a fire last week ‘lost everything except the clothes they were wearing’
Refugees struggle as EU cuts aid
Reduction in funding to camps along Thai border angers refugees who claim insufficient help is being given in food and livelihoods sectors
Thai media ‘skewing reality’ for refugees
Reliance on government reports and a continued archaic portrayal of Burma as Thailand’s ‘enemy’ creates media distortion of refugees
Refugees reject ‘insurgent, criminal’ claims
Claims by Burmese information minister that majority of those in camps along the Thai border are not real refugees met with anger
Refugees number 17,000 as more arrive
UN says that repatriation of Karen refugees unlikely to happen soon as fighting continues further south in Payathonzu
‘27,000 displaced’ in Karen township
Lu Thaw township in northern Karen state hit by relentless military attacks for two decades and report says is one of the worst cases in eastern Burma
