Migrants in the cities

This is likely to be of interest to readers who follow the issues of migrants, refugees and human rights in Thailand: Life on the Margins. Stunning photographs of urban refugees in Thailand by Peter Biro at Slate. The story begins: “The dilapidated concrete building in the Bangkok suburb of Bang Khun Thian is covered with dirt and green algae stains. Inside, more than 400 people are jammed inside tiny rooms lining a dark and gloomy corridor. The hallway reeks from leaking toilets and human waste.” It ends: “We haven’t got much of a future here in Thailand,” Naing says, dejectedly. “My dream is that I will be able to save enough money so that one day in the future, when my country has peace, I will be able to return.”

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