Thai Catholics assist Myanmar s Karen refugees
Catholic charity s assistance contrasts with the Thai government s unwelcoming policy
Updated: April 22, 2021 08:31 AM GMT
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Karen refugees near the Salween River in Mae Hong Son, Thailand, on March 29. (Photo: Karen Women s Organization)
Catholics in a northern Thai province have been supporting thousands of displaced Karen refugees from Myanmar in stark contrast to the Thai government’s unwelcoming policy regarding refugees and migrants from the military-ruled neighboring country.
Church leaders joined by Catholics in Chiang Mai have welcomed and supported thousands of Karen refugees with aid after they fled their homes in Myanmar’s Kayin state and hid in the forest near the Thanlyin River on the Thai-Myanmar border.