NEWS STORIES FROM 2009 January - June

NEWS STORIES FROM 2009 January - June

January 2, 2009 - The STRAITS Times - Laos Wants Hmong Repatriated

January 16, 2009 - Amnesty International USA - China Blocks Amnesty International Website

January 16, 2009 - China View News - Thailand Agrees to Repatriate 5,000 Hmong Refugees to Laos by mid-2009

January 16, 2009 - UNPO - Hmong: Civilians Suffer Attacks

January 17, 2009 - Agence France Presse - Thailand Agrees to Repatriate 5,000 Hmong Refugees to Laos

January 20, 2009 - Amnesty International - Thailand : Thai Government Must Not Fail Lao Hmong Refugees and Asylum Seekers

January 26, 2009 - Voice of America - Rights Groups Fear Protests in Thailand Refugee Camps

February 2, 2009 - MCOT: Thailand News Agency - Thailand Sends 190 Ethnic Hmong Back to Laos

February 5, 2009 - Fresno Bee - Hmong Seek Administration's Help With Laos

February 12, 2009 - Bangkok, The Nation - Amb. H. Eugene Douglas Editorial: Regarding the Hmong Refugees in Thailand

February 26, 2009 - Madison, Wisconsin: WKOW Breaking News - Hmong in Thailand May Be Forced Back to Laos

March 8, 2009 - Bangkok Post - Minister, UN Agree Rohingya Proposal

March 10, 2009 - Bangkok, The Nation - Hmongs in Phetchabun Camp Accuse Thailand of Blocking Food Supply

March 10, 2009 - The China Post - Thai Military Cuts Food to Hmong Refugee Camp

March 10, 2009 - Radio Free Asia - Pressure Grows on Lao Hmong

March 25, 2009 - Bangkok, The Nation - Thailand to Repatriate 350 Hmong Refugees Thursday

March 25, 2009 - MCOT: Thailand News Agency - Thai Foreign Minister Visits Laos Following Up Bilateral Projects

March 25, 2009 - MonstersandCritics.com - Thailand to Repatriate 5,500 Hmong to Laos

March 25, 2009 - XinHua, China News - Thailand, Laos Agree on Hmong Repatriation and Land Demarcation

March 26, 2009 - The Irrawaddy - Thailand to Send Thousands of Hmong Back to Laos

March 26, 2009 - Radio Free Asia - Hmong Sent Home, Some Flee

March 26, 2009 - The STRAITS Times - Hmong Repatriated to Laos

March 26, 2009 - Voice of America - Group Presses for Action to Improve Human Rights in Thailand

March 27, 2009 - Mathaba.net - Thailand, Laos Agree on Hmong Repatriation, Land Demarcation

March 29, 2009 - Earthtimes.org - Thai Authorities Arrest Blacklisted Hmong Refugee for Deportation

March 29, 2009 - The Straits Times - Hmongs Returned by Year End

March 31, 2009 - Myanmathadin - Thailand Criticized for Treatment of Migrants, Refugees

April 25, 2009 - Bangkok Post - Kasit Assures US of Political Stability

April 25, 2009 - Bangkok, The Nation - Govt Will Aid Third Country Resettlement for 150 Hmong: Kasit

May 18, 2009 - Bangkok, The Nation - Leading Foreign NGO to Withdraw from Hmong Camp in Phetchabun

May 20, 2009 - Radio Free Asia - Aid Group Withdraws

May 20, 2009 - Voice of America - Aid Group: Thai Military Restrictions, Coercion Force Withdrawl from Refugee Camp

May 21, 2009 - Bangkok Post - Medical Group Pulls Out of Hmong Camp

May 22, 2009 - BBC News - Thailand "Gets Tough" with Hmong

June 12, 2009 - Bangkok Post - US Removes Laos, Cambodia from Trade Blacklist

June 12, 2009 - Reuters - Obama Okays U.S. Exim Bank Loans for Cambodia, Laos

June 18, 2009 - Agence France Presse - US Lawmakers Press Thailand on Hmong Refugees

June 12, 2009 - Agence France Presse - US Removes Laos, Cambodia from Trade Blacklist

June 29, 2009 - Asia Times - US Lifts Curb on Cambodia, Laos Trade