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NEWS STORIES FROM 2009 July - December

 
 

August 13, 2009 - Scoop Independant News, New Zealand - Seven Hmong Families Forced to Laos Amid Tear Gas

August 13, 2009 - Scoop Independant News, New Zealand - Thai Military Taser Hmong Refugee in Head

August 18, 2009 - Bangkok Post - 45 Hmong Repatriated to Laos

August 20, 2009 - Persecution.org, International Christian Concern - LaoSoldiers Decapitate Two-Month Old Girl Ahead of Senator Webb's Visit


August 21, 2009 - Refugees United Australia - Hmong Plead for Help for Relatives

September 3, 2009 - MCOT: Thailand News Agency - Thailand Repatriates 110 Ethnic Hmong to Laos

September 11, 2009 - Straits Times - Firm on Sending Hmong Back

September 18, 2009 - Scoop Independent News - Hmong Refugees Just Want Clean Water

October 25, 2009 - Wausau Daily Herald - Refugees Realize American Dream

October 28, 2009 - McClatchy Newspapers - Hmong, Lao VeteransSeek Burials in National Cemetaries

November 6, 2009 - Wall Street Journal Online - Fort Hood Profiles: Pfc. Kham Xiong

November 15, 2009 - Bangkok Post - Three Years and Counting: The Continuing Plight of the 158 Lao Hmong Held in the Nong Khai Immigration Detention Centre

November 17, 2009 - Reuters India - UN Urges Thailand to Allow Hmong to Resettle in West

November 21, 2009 - Agence France Presse - Thailand Must End Detention of Hmong: Rights Group

November 21, 2009 - Human Rights Watch - Government Should Permit Their Resettlement Abroad

December 10, 2009 - Agence France Presse - Nine Held After Rare Protest Attempt in Laos: Amnesty

December 18, 2009 - Canadian Broadcasting Corp. - The Hmong Refugee Situation

December 18, 2009 - The White House, Office of the Press Secretary - Statement by the President on the Hmong New Year


December 22, 2009 - Sacramento Bee - Gen. Vang Pao Announces Return to Laos


December 22, 2009 - Agence France Presse - Fears Thailand Will Deport 4,000 Hmong to Laos


December 22, 2009 - Bangkok, The Nation - Editorial: Cambodia's Deportation of Uighurs is Blatant Hypocrisy


December 23, 2009 - Agence France-Presse - Thailand Firm on Returning 4,000 Hmong to Laos

December 23, 2009 - Agence France-Presse - US Lawmakers Concerned at Possible Hmong Expulsion

December 23, 2009 - Bangkok, The Nation - BURNING ISSUE: Don't Just Voice Concerns, Offer Solutions

December 23, 2009 - Voice of America - Thailand Set to Repatriate Lao Hmong Despite Concerns of Political Persecution


December 24, 2009 - Agence France-Presse - US 'Deeply Concerned' at Possible Hmong Expulsion

December 24, 2009 - Bloomberg, Business Week - Thailand Asked by U.S., U.N. Not to Deport Hmong Refugees to Laos

December 24, 2009 - Agence France-Presse - Amnesty 'Appalled' by Thai Plans to Expel Hmong to Laos

December 24, 2009 - UN News Centre - UN Appeals for Halt to Thai Plans to Deport Thousands of Hmong to Laos


December 24, 2009 - Voice of America - US Concerned by Possible Expulsion of Hmong by Thailand

December 25, 2009 - Bangkok, The Nation - Laos Rejects Vang Pao's Request to Return Home

December 25, 2009 - Bangkok, The Nation - Laos Says No to General Vang Pao's Plea

December 25, 2009 - BBC News - Fears Grow for Hmong in Thailand

December 25, 2009 - MonstersandCritics.com - Pressure Builds on Thailand Not to Deport Lao Hmong by New Year

December 25, 2009 - Reuters - Thailand Says Lao Hmong Repatriation Will Go Ahead


December 25, 2009 - The Associated Press - Thai PM Tries to Calm Protest Over Hmong Return

December 25, 2009 - Washington Post, Editorial - Haven for the Hmong

December 25, 2009 - Washington Post - Thailand May Send Hmong Back to Laos

December 26, 2009 - ChannelNewsAsia.com - Thailand to Begin Hmong Deportation Monday

December 27, 2009 - Bangkok Post - Thailand Starts Deporting Hmong to Laos

December 27, 2009 - Agence France-Presse - US Suggests 'Humane' Response for Thailand's Hmong

December 27, 2009 - Bangkok Post - 4,500-Strong Force to Deport Hmong

December 27, 2009 - Bangkok Post - Govt Boots Out Hmong to World Fury


December 27, 2009 - Canadian Press - Rights Group Fears Thailands Pending Expulsion of 4,000 Hmong to Laos Could Turn Violent


December 27, 2009 - Bangkok, The Nation - Non-Refugee Hmong Victims of Human Trafficking: UNHCR
 

December 27, 2009 - The New York Times - Thai Military Preparing to Return Hmong to Laos

December 27, 2009 - The New York Times - Thailand Prepares to Send 4,000 Hmong to Laos


December 27, 2009 - Reuters - Thailand Says Hmong Repatriation Imminent

December 27, 2009 - USA Today - Thai Army Returning 4,000 Hmong to Laos Despite Risk

December 27, 2009 - Washington Post - Rights Groups: Thailand's Hmong Expulsion Imminent

December 28, 2009 - BBC News - Thailand Deports Thousands of Hmong to Laos

December 28, 2009 - The China Post - Thai Military Set to Deport Ethnic Hmong

December 28, 2009 - China View News - Repatriation of Hmong from Camp in N. Thailand to Laos Going on Smoothly: Thai PM


December 28, 2009 - Bangkok, The Nation - Thailand Starts Repatriating Hmong People


December 28, 2009 - PBS NewsHour - News Wrap for Monday, December 28, 2009

December 28, 2009 - Radio Free Asia - Hmong Forced Back to Laos

December 28, 2009 - Reuters - Thai Army Clears Camp Ahead of Hmong Repatriation

December 28, 2009 - UN News Centre - UN Refugee Chief Expresses Dismay as Thailand Expels Thousands of Lao Hmong

December 28, 2009 - United Press International - Thailand Returns Hmong Refugees to Laos

December 28, 2009 - Washington Post - Thailand Deports Thousands of Hmong Refugees

December 29, 2009 - AsiaOne News - UN Says Thailand Breaches Law Deporting Hmong Refugees

December 29, 2009 - China View News - Australia Condemns Treatment of Hmong Asylum Seekers


December 29, 2009 - China View News - Repatriation of Hmong Refugees from Thailand to Laos Completed

December 29, 2009 - Christian Science Monitor - Do Hmong Deported by Thailand Face Danger in Laos?

December 29, 2009 - Lao Veterans of America Institute - Letter to President Obama

December 29, 2009 - Reuters - U.N. Demands Access to Lao Hmong Deported by Thailand

December 29, 2009 - Sydney Morning Herald - Hmong Families Fearful for Deported Relatives

December 29, 2009 - Wall Street Journal - Nations Urge Thailand to Stop Repatriating Hmong to Laos

December 30, 2009 - IndianExpress.com - Ban Concerned About Thailand's Deportation of Hmong People

December 30, 2009 - WKBT - Hmong in Minnesota, Wisconsin on Edge After Deportations

December 30, 2009 - Seattle Times - Laos Tells U.N. It's Too Soon to Visit Hmong

December 31, 2009 - ABC 27, WKOW TV - Hmong Community Worried About Loved Ones Overseas

December 31, 2009 - BBC News - In Pictures: Forced Expulsion of the Hmong

December 31, 2009 - The Boston Herald - U.N. Experts Criticize Thailand's Expulsion of Hmong


December 31, 2009 - CBS 5, WFRV TV - Kagen Calls for Action, Local Hmong on Edge About Family Overseas


December 31, 2009 - The China Post - U.N. Seeks Access to Deported Hmong in Laos

December 31, 2009 - Fresno Bee - Hmong Leaders Write to Obama

December 31, 2009 - Medecines Sans Frontieres - When MSF Criticized the Forced Repatriation of Hmong to Laos

December 31, 2009 - Wall Street Journal - Pictures of the Week: Dec 28 - Dec 31