Police seize a banner from activists outside the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry on Friday during a protest against the eviction of ethnic Karen villagers. The state was criticised for the removal of the Karen villagers, but some chose to stay. Officials from the Department of National Park burned down 90 homes and rice barns and forced 140 villagers from the land in 2011. In June 2018, the Supreme Administrative Court ordered the department to pay 10,000 baht to compensate six Karen villagers for destroying their huts. The evicted Karen villagers joined hands with rights activists in launching the #SaveBangKloi campaign on Jan 14.

Source: Bangkok Post February 05, 2021 21:56 UTC