BANGKOK, KOMPAS.com – Authority Thailand forcing thousands of refugees Myanmar who fled from air raid to return to Karen State in Myanmar.
This was reported by two activist groups on Monday (29/3/2021) as reported Reuters.
Thousands of people fled over the weekend after Myanmar fighter jets attacked villages in Karen State.
Karen State is a territory of Myanmar which borders Thailand. Air raid these targeted villages controlled by armed ethnic groups.
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Launched air strikes Myanmar military considered retaliation because an armed ethnic group had attacked a military post.
David Eubank, founder of the Free Burma Rangers, said that 2,009 people had been forced to return to the Ee Thu Hta refugee camp on the Myanmar side of the border on Monday at 6:15 p.m. local time.
The refugees have been living in the camp since they were driven from their homes in the previous attack.
“There are still fighter jets in the area,” Mark Farmaner, Head of the UK’s Burma Campaign, told Reuters.
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“Thailand’s callous and illegal actions must stop now,” Sunai Phasuk, senior researcher in Thailand for Human Rights Watch, wrote on Twitter.
A provincial official in Thailand from Mae Hong district said groups of refugees from Myanmar were not forced to return to Myanmar.
“They are in Thai territory on the banks of the Salween River, but they haven’t gone any further. That is under the management of the army, “said the official, who asked not to be identified.
On the other hand, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said earlier that his party was ready to accept refugees from Myanmar.
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He also denied allegations that Thailand supported him military junta Myanmar since the coup in Myanmar.
To journalists, Prayut said that no one supported acts of violence against the people.
Myanmar security forces have killed at least 459 people since the military detained the leader de facto Aung San Suu Kyi and took power on 1 February.
Since then, demonstrations have erupted. Police and Myanmar army reportedly used violence and even did not hesitate to kill to disperse demonstrators.
Hundreds of people, including politicians, have fled and taken refuge in areas controlled by armed ethnic groups.
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