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24 Syrian refugees released on bail
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 09/09/2015
» A group of 24 Syrians, who are recognised by the United Nations as refugees and waiting to be resettled in a third country, were released on bail yesterday after being arrested by police last week in a nationwide crackdown following the deadly Erawan shrine blast on Aug 17.
Experts see Clinton 'continuity'
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 08/11/2016
» Hillary Clinton is likely to pursue similar policies in Asia and Southeast Asia as outgoing US President Barack Obama if elected to the White House, while future ties between Asean countries and the United States under a Donald Trump administration are unpredictable, academics say.
Rights groups demand end to indefinite detention of Rohingya
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 12/03/2016
» Human rights advocates have called for the governments of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia to end the indefinite detention of Rohingya refugees in immigration facilities and government-operated shelters and camps.
Rohingya refugees await new lives in US
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 25/09/2015
» At 46 years old, Basamai, an ethnic Rohingya Muslim man, will for the first time obtain identity documents that will allow him to resettle in the United States next week, along with 23 other trafficking victims.
Police drop charge over May 22 rally
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 17/08/2015
» Student activist Songtham Kaewpanpruek was released yesterday after his arrest and overnight detention after he arrived at Don Muang airport on Saturday following a short stay abroad.
Activists, experts welcome slave trade court
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 01/08/2015
» Rights activists and legal experts have welcomed the opening of a Criminal Court division for human trafficking cases, but say tighter law enforcement, as well as efficient regulation of the court itself must be implemented first.