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An estimated 4,200 ethnic Hmong, many of whom fought for or are related to soldiers who worked with the CIA during the Vietnam War, are set to be expelled from Thailand back to Laos, where they could face political persecution. The State Department ...  
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BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s prime minister sought Thursday to quiet international concerns about the possible expulsion of 4,000 ethnic Hmong to Laos, amid objections from the U.S. and human rights groups who fear they could face persecution. Prime ...  
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Vientiane - Laos is working on new legislation that would grant "honorary citizenship" to Lao expatriates who decide to return to live in the communist country, state media said Monday. Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh explained the new legislation ...  
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Christmas and New Year's hope may have come for Lao Hmong refugees facing forced repatriation in Thailand as the U.S. Senate and State Department urge Prime Minister Abhisit to halt the forced repatriation of 5,000 political refugees back to Laos ...  
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BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's prime minister sought Thursday to quiet international concerns about the possible expulsion of 4,000 ethnic Hmong to Laos, amid objections from the U.S. and human rights groups who fear they could face persecution.  
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US - LAOS - HMONG: The leader of the Hmong refugee community in the U.S. says he will return to Laos early next year. Vang Pao announced his plans earlier this week during a dinner held in his honor in Fresno, California. The 79-year-old once led a ...  
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Washington - The United States said Thursday it was "deeply concerned" about Thailand's plans to repatriate thousands of ethnic Hmong refugees to Laos, saying such a move could jeopardize their safety. "Forced returns of persons entitled to ...  
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24 December 2009 " The United Nations refugee chief today called on the Thai Government not to deport around 4,000 ethnic Hmong to neighbouring Laos. António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said a halt to the planned expulsions is ...  
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“Despite the outcry of international human rights and humanitarian organizations, the Thai military convoy was deployed this morning in an apparent attempt to seek to intimidate and force thousands of Hmong refugees and asylum seekers at the Petchabun camp back to Laos where many fled political and religious persecution as well as attacks by the Lao army,” explained Philip Smith of the CPPA in Washington, D.C.  
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BANGKOK (AFP) – Thailand confirmed Wednesday it will send more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong back to communist Laos , where they fear persecution, by the year's end -- despite serious international concerns about the move. The confirmation came despite ...  
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BANGKOK - THAILAND confirmed Wednesday it will send more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong back to communist Laos, where they fear persecution, by the year's end - despite serious international concerns about the move. The group, held in a camp in Huay Nam Khao in northern Phetchabun province, are seeking political asylum based on claims they face persecution from the Lao regime because they fought alongside US forces during the Vietnam War.  
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A diminutive, colourful bird living in the rocky forests of Laos and Vietnam has been discovered by a team of scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, Lao PDR Department of Forestry, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Swedish ...  
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Average quality rating by the Stockhouse community. China's hydropower projects to obtain permission Laos potash China's hydropower has received the National Development and Reform Commission on the Lao potash project development permission. China's ...  
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Thailand's plan to deport Hmong refugees to Laos will not violate human rights issues, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says. The prime minister yesterday said the repatriation would conform to international standards and Thailand would adhere to ...  
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WASHINGTON & VIENTIANE, Laos--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the Southeast Asia (SEA) Games open in Laos, The Honorable Howard Eugene Douglas, the former Ambassador at Large and U.S. Refugee Affairs Coordinator, has issued a statement on the Lao Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand and Laos. Douglas and the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) are urging Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to seriously address this humanitarian crisis and...  
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