Three hundred stateless Thais, who have long been deprived of their nationality march on Bangkok to protest for citizenship. The march, comprising Buddhist and Muslim villagers from Ranong and Prachuap Khiri Khan, began on Jan 13 from the Singkorn border checkpoint between Thailand and Burma in Prachuap Khiri Khan approximately 320 kilometres south of Bangkok. Video by Somchai Poomlard.

March of the stateless

Three hundred stateless Thais, who have long been deprived of their nationality march on Bangkok to protest for citizenship. The march, comprising Buddhist and Muslim villagers from Ranong and Prachuap Khiri Khan, began on Jan 13 from the Singkorn border checkpoint between Thailand and Burma in Prachuap Khiri Khan approximately 320 kilometres south of Bangkok. Video by Somchai Poomlard.

Published: 25 Jan 2011