By JAMES HOOKWAY BANGKOK — Thailand is coming under increasing pressure to stop the forced repatriation of 4,000 ethnic Hmong to Laos, amid rising fears that many of the refugees might face persecution for their pro-American allegiances during the Vietnam War. U.S. lawmakers have warned that the mass, army-driven eviction could damage ties between Washington and Thailand, a strong American ally in Southeast Asia, while human-rights groups and the U.S. government have urged Bangkok to stop the repatriation. Thai soldiers on Monday began evicting Hmong refugees at a camp in Petchabun, 200 miles north of Bangkok. Many of the asylum-seekers…
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Nations Urge Thailand to Stop Repatriating Hmong to Laos
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