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Rights Groups Charge Thais ‘Swapping’ Foreign Dissidents, Refugees

Repressive countries assisted in transnational repression, groups say

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John Berthelsen
May 20, 2024
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For decades, Thailand, surrounded by repressive governments including Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Vietnam and with China not far away, gained a reputation as a refuge for political dissidents and those escaping war and political repression throughout Southeast Asia and in the broader region. But that reputation has…

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