Citizenship Is Freedom From Fear, Hope For A Future
Date: 14 Aug 2012CHIANG MAI, THAILAND - Noi grew up like many girls in Northern Thailand. Her father was a farmer and he earned just enough to provide for Noi and her brother. She studied through grade...
View Article19-Year-Old Can Finally Call Thailand Her Home
Date: 22 Feb 2013CHIANG MAI, THAILAND - KP sits on a floor mat in the tidy home she shares with her parents and younger brother and sister. Two fans stir up a welcome breeze; a small cat and new...
View ArticleIJM Thailand: Hundreds Anxiously Await Proof of Citizenship
Date: 27 Jan 2014CHIANG MAI, THAILAND - On Christmas Eve, IJM staff traveled into the mountains of Northern Thailand. Their first stop: a tiny village where they gathered with more than 350 people....
View ArticleIJM Celebrates National Citizen Day by Honouring Hundreds Granted New Rights...
Date: 17 Sep 2014CHIANG MAI - A group of Thai citizens recently celebrated their new freedoms, though they have lived in Thailand for generations, many have just recently been recognised as citizens....
View ArticleMore Than 900 Hill Tribe People Are Now Thai Citizens—And That’s Just The...
Date: 22 Dec 2014CHIANG MAI, THAILAND - Dozens of families waited patiently outside the rural government office, eager to begin the day they'd anticipated for so long: the day they could apply for...
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