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    June 25th, 2007 by Rebecca Henschke  Print This Post/Page

    Schools have become battleground in Southern Thailand. Teachers and schools are the targets of attacks by militant separatist fighters. On the other side the Thai military intimidates and spies on students studying in Islamic universities in countries like Indonesia. Nita Roshita under the SEPA scholarship traveled from Yogyakarta in Central Java to Pattani in Southern Thailand to investigate why education is being turned into a weapon.

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    ‘Don’t Spy on us’ say South Thai Students

    June 25th, 2007 by Nita Roshita
     

    College_of_Islamic_Studies__Pattani__web_.JPGThe Thai Military says ten thousand students from South Thailand are study in foreign university, a large percentage come to Indonesia. They flee … more

    		  

    Angkhana Fights for Justice

    June 25th, 2007 by Nita Roshita
     

    Angkhana_with_the_victim_of_Ban_Kampong_incident__web_.JPGAcross Asia there are group of women know as the widows of human rights. In South Thailand there is Angkhana Nelapaijit, the wife … more

    		  

    Education in South Thailand Engulfed in Fear

    June 25th, 2007 by Nita Roshita
     

    Al_Mahad_Islami_Darussalam__Tasik_Yala__web_.JPGA new surge of violent attacks on teachers and schools by separatist militants has seriously disrupted education in Thailand’s southern border provinces. The … more

    		  


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