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Over the past thirty years hundreds of thousands of people have fled Burma's brutal military regime seeking refuge on Thailand's porous border. With a war that has been raging on its borders for more than 60 years, thousands of Karen and other ethnic people have been forced from their homes by extreme human rights violations and attrocities committed by the Burmese army and now live a life in limbo in Thailand.

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  • Every day, hundreds of Burmese cross over the border into Thailand fleeing the horrendous poverty and persecution forced on them by the ruling military regime back home in Burma (Myanmar). There are more than 100,000 Burmese migrants living in the Mae Sot area, mostly illegal and constantly living in fear of deportation. Whilst some come to sell goods, most end up working in the regions many sweat shops and factories or living homeless and begging on the streets.

  • Every day, hundreds of Burmese cross over the border into Thailand via the Friendship Bridge or illegally across the Moei River. There are more than 100,000 Burmese migrants living in the Mae Sot area, mostly illegal and constantly living in fear of deportation. Whilst some come to sell goods, most end up working in the regions many sweat shops and factories or living homeless and begging on the streets.

  • Survivors of Cyclone Nargis that devastated Burma's Irrawaddy Delta in May 2008 now live as refugees in Mae La camp on the Thai-Burma border. They rely on shelter and food from other refugees in the camp as they are not recognised as refugees under Thailand's laws

  • The Kawthoolei Karen Baptist Bible School and College in Mae Lae camp, established in 1984 and run by Reverend Simon, offers general education to refugees with more than 300 pupils. Mae La refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border. Just 8kms from the border, Mae La is the largest of all of the camps and it has become well established as a central point for refugees fleeing Burma. Officially there are approximately 32,000 people living in often squalid cramped conditions in the camp, although a more realistic number is closer to 50,000. Every dry season, the area is tense with concerns relating to camp security - threats of armed attack and/or attempts to burn the camp.

  • The Kawthoolei Karen Baptist Bible School and College in Mae Lae camp, established in 1984 and run by Reverend Simon, offers general education to refugees with more than 300 pupils. Mae La refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border. Just 8kms from the border, Mae La is the largest of all of the camps and it has become well established as a central point for refugees fleeing Burma. Officially there are approximately 32,000 people living in often squalid cramped conditions in the camp, although a more realistic number is closer to 50,000. Every dry season, the area is tense with concerns relating to camp security - threats of armed attack and/or attempts to burn the camp.

  • Every day, hundreds of Burmese cross over the border into Thailand fleeing the horrendous poverty and persecution forced on them by the ruling military regime back home in Burma (Myanmar). There are more than 100,000 Burmese migrants living in the Mae Sot area, mostly illegal and constantly living in fear of deportation. Whilst some come to sell goods, most end up working in the regions many sweat shops and factories or living homeless and begging on the streets.

  • Every day, hundreds of Burmese cross over the border into Thailand fleeing the horrendous poverty and persecution forced on them by the ruling military regime back home in Burma (Myanmar). There are more than 100,000 Burmese migrants living in the Mae Sot area, mostly illegal and constantly living in fear of deportation. Whilst some come to sell goods, most end up working in the regions many sweat shops and factories or living homeless and begging on the streets.

  • Every day, hundreds of Burmese cross over the border into Thailand fleeing the horrendous poverty and persecution forced on them by the ruling military regime back home in Burma (Myanmar). There are more than 100,000 Burmese migrants living in the Mae Sot area, mostly illegal and constantly living in fear of deportation. Whilst some come to sell goods, most end up working in the regions many sweat shops and factories or living homeless and begging on the streets.

  • Every day, hundreds of Burmese cross over the border into Thailand fleeing the horrendous poverty and persecution forced on them by the ruling military regime back home in Burma (Myanmar). There are more than 100,000 Burmese migrants living in the Mae Sot area, mostly illegal and constantly living in fear of deportation. Whilst some come to sell goods, most end up working in the regions many sweat shops and factories or living homeless and begging on the streets.

  • Every day, hundreds of Burmese cross over the border into Thailand fleeing the horrendous poverty and persecution forced on them by the ruling military regime back home in Burma (Myanmar). There are more than 100,000 Burmese migrants living in the Mae Sot area, mostly illegal and constantly living in fear of deportation. Whilst some come to sell goods, most end up working in the regions many sweat shops and factories or living homeless and begging on the streets.

  • Every day, hundreds of Burmese cross over the border into Thailand fleeing the horrendous poverty and persecution forced on them by the ruling military regime back home in Burma (Myanmar). There are more than 100,000 Burmese migrants living in the Mae Sot area, mostly illegal and constantly living in fear of deportation. Whilst some come to sell goods, most end up working in the regions many sweat shops and factories or living homeless and begging on the streets.

  • Every day, hundreds of Burmese cross over the border into Thailand fleeing the horrendous poverty and persecution forced on them by the ruling military regime back home in Burma (Myanmar). There are more than 100,000 Burmese migrants living in the Mae Sot area, mostly illegal and constantly living in fear of deportation. Whilst some come to sell goods, most end up working in the regions many sweat shops and factories or living homeless and begging on the streets.

  • Every day, hundreds of Burmese cross over the border into Thailand via the Friendship Bridge or illegally across the Moei River. There are more than 100,000 Burmese migrants living in the Mae Sot area, mostly illegal and constantly living in fear of deportation. Whilst some come to sell goods, most end up working in the regions many sweat shops and factories or living homeless and begging on the streets.

  • Nu Po refugee camp, or Noh Poe as it is also often called, means "small lake" in Karen and is home to almost 15,000 people who have fled their native Burma. The camp was set up in March 1997 after a major offensive during which the Burma Army took control of Duplaya District in Karen State. Many former political prisoners are sent here when they escape across the border in Thailand.

  • Mae La refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border. Just 8kms from the border, Mae La is the largest of all of the camps and it has become well established as a central point for refugees fleeing Burma. Officially there are approximately 32,000 people living in often squalid cramped conditions in the camp, although a more realistic number is closer to 50,000. Every dry season, the area is tense with concerns relating to camp security - threats of armed attack and/or attempts to burn the camp.

  • Mae La refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border. Just 8kms from the border, Mae La is the largest of all of the camps and it has become well established as a central point for refugees fleeing Burma. Officially there are approximately 32,000 people living in often squalid cramped conditions in the camp, although a more realistic number is closer to 50,000. Every dry season, the area is tense with concerns relating to camp security - threats of armed attack and/or attempts to burn the camp.

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