The Hmong and the CIA

Source: Big News Network Asylum seekers ride a Thai military truck out of Ban Huay Nam Khao camp, northeast of Bangkok, Thailand. More than 4000 Hmong are being are being forcibly repatriated to Laos, where they say they will…

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Laos says no need to fear for Hmong deportees (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Source: Yahoo News Laos insisted Wednesday that the international community need not fear for thousands of ethnic Hmong expelled from Thailand, after the United Nations and US lawmakers sought access to the deportees.

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Laos tells UN it’s too soon to visit Hmong (AP via Yahoo! News)

Source: Yahoo News Laos denied the U.N. immediate access to 4,500 ethnic Hmong who were forcibly repatriated from Thailand, saying Wednesday it would “complicate” matters but that international observers could visit later.

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Laos to educate Hmong returnees not to flee country again

Source: Big News Network Vientiane – Communist Laos plans to educate some 4,508 Lao-Hmong returnees who were deported from Thailand earlier this week to make sure they do not flee the country again, state media reported Wedne…

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UN Refugee Agency Seeks Access To Returned Hmong In Laos

Source: Big News Network (RTTNews) – The United Nations refugee agency, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or UNHCR, Tuesday formally approached Laos seeking access to over 4,000 ethnic Hmong who were repatriated …

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Thailand repatriates 4,000 to Laos

Source: Big News Network Thai troops have repatriated more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong to Laos amid criticism from the US and other nations that the returnees could face persecution by the government there. The repatriation proc…

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Thailand repatriates 4,000 to Laos

Source: Big News Network Thai troops have repatriated more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong to Laos amid criticism from the US and other nations that the returnees could face persecution by the government there. The repatriation proce…

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* Activists fear for Hmong safety

Source: Big News Network AFP , BANGKOK Wednesday, Dec 30, 2009, Page 5 Thailand said yesterday it had completed its expulsion of thousands of ethnic Hmong to communist Laos, as human rights activists and diplomats voiced …

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UN asks Laos for access to thousands of Hmong deported from Thailand

Source: Big News Network The United Nations refugee agency today asked the Government of Laos for access to some 4,000 ethnic Hmong Laotians who were deported from Thailand yesterday although many had been there for over 30 y…

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Groups Say U.S. Should Pressure Laos Over Deportees

Source: Big News Network Ethnic Hmong children wait in a military truck that will deport them to Laos. Human rights groups say the Hmong may face persecution by the Laotian government.

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